Electronic service

technicians
Job description:
Overview:
Electronic service technicians
serve and repair household and
business electronic equipment
such as audio and video
systems, computers and
peripherals, office equipment
and other consumer electronic
equipment and assemblies.
Duties:
☞ install, maintain and repair household and
business electronic equipment such as
televisions, radios, video cassette recorders,
stereo equipment, photocopiers, computers
and peripherals
☞ inspect and test electronic equipment,
components and assemblies using
multimeters, circuit testers, oscilloscopes,
logic probes and other electronic test
instruments, tools and equipment
☞ diagnose and locate circuit, component and
equipment faults
☞ adjust, align, replace or repair electronic
equipment, assemblies and components
following equipment manuals and
schematics, and using soldering tools and
other hand and power tools
☞ complete work orders, test and maintenance
reports
☞ supervise other electronic equipment service
Work environment:
☞Work takes place in a conventional environment such as
an office, hospital or school.
☞Work is done near or with equipment, instruments,
machinery, power tools or hand tools that may be a
source of accident or injury.
☞Workers may be exposed to electrical circuitry, high
tension wires, transformers or other equipment that may
be a source of electrical shock.
Examples of activities during which workers may be at risk:
☞installing or repairing electrical wiring, motors and generators
☞maintaining underground power transmission and distribution systems
☞operating semi-automatic electric arc welding equipment
☞repairing industrial electrical control systems and devices
 $50,555
▪Annual provincial median salary
$40.00/hr
HIGH

$24.24/hr
MEDIAN

$15.00/hr
LOW
Education and skill requirements:
Education, training & qualifications
☞Completion of a two- to three-year college
program in electronics
or
Completion of a four-year apprenticeship
program in electronic servicing and repair
or
Completion of high school or college courses in
electronics and on-the-job training is required.
☞Trade certification for electronics technicians
(consumer products) is available, but voluntary,
in Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon.
 Entrance requirements
(BCIT)
•English: two years of education in •Math: one of the following:
English in an English-speaking country
with one of the following: English 12
(50%) or
•Communications 12 (67%) or
•3.0 credits of post-
secondary English, humanities or
social sciences (50%) from
a recognized institution or
•BCIT English Trades Pre-entry
Test (for applicants who have two
years of education in an English-
speaking country only)
• Principles of Mathematics 11
(60%) or
• Applications of Mathematics 11
(60%) or
• Apprenticeship and Workplace
Mathematics 11 (60%) or
• Foundations of Mathematics 11
(60%) or
• Pre-Calculus 11 (60%) or
• BCIT Math Trades Pre-entry
Test
Skills:

☞Spatial Perception
☞Innovative
☞Numerical Ability
☞Detail-Oriented
Job openings:

10 year expected
job openings: 3,310
2016 +260
2020 +340
2025 +340
Forecasted average annual employment
growth rate:
2016-2020
+1.4%

2020-2025
+1.4%
 Employment outlook

new jobs due to

economic growth:
32.9% or 1090 openings
33%

replacement of retiring
wokers: 67.1% or 2,200
openings
67%

replacement of retiring wokers: 67.1% or 2,200 openings

new jobs due to economic growth: 32.9% or 1090 openings
 Would I be suited
and consider this as
a career possibility?
QUESTIONS:
1.WHAT IS THE EXPECTED JOB
OPENINGS WITH IN 10 YEARS?

2.GIVE 1 EXAMPLE OF A SKILL NEEDED

TO BE AN ELECTRONIC SERVICE
TECHNICIAN.

3.WHAT IS THE ANNUAL PROVINCIAL

MEADIAN SALARY OF AN ELECTRONIC
SERVICE TECHNICIAN