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Jobs For " Automotive Specialty Technician" Click HereJob Tasks for: "Automotive Specialty Technician"Align and repair wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automobiles, using special alignment equipment and wheel-balancing machines.Examine vehicles, compile estimates of repair costs, and secure customers' approval to perform repairs. Install and repair air conditioners, and service components such as compressors, condensers, and controls. Rebuild, repair, and test automotive fuel injection units. Remove and replace defective mufflers and tailpipes. Repair and rebuild clutch systems. Repair and replace automobile leaf springs. Repair and replace defective balljoint suspensions, brakeshoes, and wheelbearings. Repair, overhaul, and adjust automobile brake systems. Repair, replace, and adjust defective carburetor parts and gasoline filters. Test electronic computer components in automobiles to ensure that they are working properly. Tune automobile engines to ensure proper and efficient functioning. Use electronic test equipment to locate and correct malfunctions in fuel, ignition, and emissions control systems. Convert vehicle fuel systems from gasoline to butane gas operations, and repair and service operating butane fuel units. Inspect and test new vehicles for damage, then record findings so that necessary repairs can be made. Repair, install, and adjust hydraulic and electromagnetic automatic lift mechanisms used to raise and lower automobile windows, seats, and tops.
Knowledge Requirements for: "Automotive Specialty Technician"Mechanical -- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.Engineering and Technology -- Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. Computers and Electronics -- Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. See the education requirements for "Automotive Specialty Technician"
Skill Requirements for: "Automotive Specialty Technician"Repairing -- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Installation -- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. Equipment Maintenance -- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Ability Requirements for: "Automotive Specialty Technician"Extent Flexibility -- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). Visualization -- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. Hearing Sensitivity -- The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. Auditory Attention -- The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. Job Activities for: "Automotive Specialty Technician"Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment -- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment -- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft. Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment -- Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. Controlling Machines and Processes -- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
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