Electronic Maintenance Technicians
Job description
These individuals maintain and repair electronic equipment (audio and video systems, computers, office equipment, etc.). They work for:
- Maintenance and retail companies
- Distributors of electronic equipment
- Maintenance and repair services of electronic equipment manufacturers
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Inspect and test electronic equipment, components, and packages.
- Locate the defective circuit, component, or hardware and determine the reason for the failure.
- Replace electronic equipment, components, or assemblies.
- Fill out test and maintenance forms and reports.
- May supervise maintenance and repair service technicians.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $16.82
- Median
- $27.00
- Maximum
- $38.46
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 8.6% Female
- 91.4% Male
- 8.6% Female
- 91.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
-
NAICS 55, 5618% of jobs
-
NAICS 2315% of jobs
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NAICS 541512% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4512% of jobs
-
NAICS 8110% of jobs
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Others33% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 55, 5618% of jobs
-
NAICS 2315% of jobs
-
NAICS 541512% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 4512% of jobs
-
NAICS 8110% of jobs
-
Others33% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in installation et entretien de systèmes de sécurité
Placement rate: 87.8%
5.8% of graduates pursue further studies
AVS in liaison en réseau d'équipement bureautique
Placement rate: 83.1%
8.2% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in soutien informatique
Placement rate: 72.5%
18.3% of graduates pursue further studies
College
Sometimes required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) may be an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Quality control analysis
- Repair
- Monitoring operations
- Troubleshooting
- Information processing
- Equipment maintenance
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- System analysis
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Operations and control
- Equipment selection
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Systems evaluation
- Time management
- Installation
- Service oriented
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Deductive reasoning
- Hand-arm stability
- Oral comprehension
- Information organization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Visualization
- Speech clarity
- Written expression
- Idea generation
- Verbal skills
- Control accuracy
- Speech recognition
- Memorization
- Originality
- Mathematical reasoning
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Respect standards and regulations
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Sense of observation
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 22311
Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
Job titles
- Security Systems Installation Electricians
- Computer equipment installer
- Office machine repairer
- Electronic equipment repairer
- Household and business equipment technician
- Computer service technician
- Radio and television service technician apprentice
- Electronic service technician apprentice
- Installer and repairer - household and business equipment
- Electronic music equipment installer and repairer
- Video equipment installation and repair technician - household and business equipment
- Public address (p.a.) system installer and repairer
- Alarm systems installer
- Security alarms installer
- Fire alarm systems installer and servicer
- Closed circuit television installer
- Photocopier servicer
- Automatic teller machine (atm) servicer
- Audiovisual (av) equipment installer and repairer
- Amplifier repairer
- Hearing aid repairer
- Television studio equipment repairer
- Electronic organ repairer
- Television camera repairer
- Video camera repairer - household and business equipment
- Electronic games repairer
- Video cassette recorder repairer
- Radio communication equipment repairer
- Computer equipment repairer
- Photocopier repairer
- Radio repairer
- Synthesizer repairer
- Television repairer
- Photoelectric sorting machine repairer
- Technical service representative - household and business equipment
- Satellite antenna servicer
- Television servicer
- Electronic service technician supervisor
- Service technicians supervisor - household and business equipment
- Electronic equipment installation and repair supervisor
- Audiovisual (av) equipment repair supervisor
- Radio repair supervisor
- Television repair supervisor
- Electronic service technician
- Business machine servicer
- Fire alarm technician
- Slot machine technician - casino
- Photocopy machine technician
- Alarm system technician
- Security systems technician
- Totalizator systems technician
- Electronics technician - consumer products
- Electronics technician - household and business equipment
- Fire alarm electronics technician
- Radio maintenance technician
- Service technician - household and business equipment
- Electronic cash registers servicer
- Audio-video service technician
- Office equipment service technician
- Computer field service technician
- Photocopy machine servicer
- Radio and television service technician
- Field service technician - household and business equipment
- Electronic products field service technician
- Radio installation and repair technician
- Television installation and repair technician
- Electronic game technician - household and business equipment
- Audio stereo technician
- Computer equipment technician - household and business equipment
- Stereo repair technician
- Audio-video repair technician
- Security alarms technician
- Computer repair technician
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: February 14, 2024