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Military Career: Electrical Products Repairers

 

Overview

Much of the military's equipment is electrically powered. Electric motors, electric tools, and medical equipment require careful maintenance and repair. Electrical products repairers maintain and repair electrical equipment. They specialize by type of equipment.

What They Do

Electrical products repairers in the military perform some or all of the following duties:

  • Maintain, test, and repair electric motors in many kinds of machines, such as lathes, pumps, office machines, and appliances
  • Inspect and repair electrical, medical, and dental equipment
  • Inspect and repair electric instruments, such as voltmeters
  • Maintain and repair portable electric tools, such as saws and drills

Branches of the Military

Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard

Helpful Attributes

Helpful school subjects include math, electricity, and shop mechanics. Helpful attributes include:

  • Ability to use tools
  • Interest in electric motors and appliances
  • Interest in solving problems

Training Provided

Job training consists of 4 to 22 weeks of classroom instruction, including practice in repairing electrical products. Training length varies depending on specialty. Further training occurs on the job and through advanced courses. Course content typically includes:

  • Maintenance and repair procedures
  • Use of electrical test equipment

Physical Demands

Normal color vision is required to work with color-coded wiring.

Work Environment

Electrical products repairers usually work in repair shops on land or aboard ships.

Civilian Counterparts

Civilian electrical products repairers work in many industries, including hospitals, manufacturing firms, and governmental agencies. They also work in independent repair shops. They perform duties similar to military electrical products repairers. They may be called electric tool repairers, electrical instrument repairers, electromedical equipment repairers, or electric motor repairers.

Below is a list of similar civilian occupations:

Appliance Installers and Repairers
Electric Motor Repairers
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Home Electronic Repairers
Industrial Electronics Repairers

Opportunities

The military has about 4,000 electrical products repairers. Each year, the services need new repairers due to changes in personnel and the demands of the field. After job training, they normally make simple repairs under the direction of more experienced workers. With experience, they perform more complicated repairs. In time, repairers may become electrical repair shop supervisors.


Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Washington D.C.