Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers
Also called: Electric Motor Winder, Maintenance Technician, Repair Technician, Service Technician,
What they do:
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.On the job, you would:
- Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
- Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
- Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.
Engineering and Technology
Arts and Humanities
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Technical
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Hand and Finger Use
Ideas and Logic
Visual Understanding
Verbal
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Data base user interface and query software
Analytical or scientific software
Spreadsheet software
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![]() $44,070
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$70,090
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What they do:
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.On the job, you would:
- Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
- Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
- Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.
KNOWLEDGE
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
- management
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Technical
- repairing machines or systems using the right tools
- figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work
ABILITIES
Hand and Finger Use
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- quickly know what you are looking at
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Independence
- Integrity
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
Analytical or scientific software
- Commutator profiling software
- Motor testing software
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION

- certificate after high school
- high school diploma/GED
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

$44,070

$27,650
$70,090