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What’s it like to be a Business Equipment Technician?
Business equipment technicians install, commission, maintain, repair and
service computers, document centres, fax machines, photocopiers, cash
registers and other electronic commercial and office machines. They may also
undertake networking of devices.
Business equipment technicians work in repair workshops or travel to clients’
offices. They may need to lift heavy equipment.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Business Equipment Technician earn an average of $1055 per
week. The [average annual salary for this job is $54860 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- enjoy working with electrical, electronic and mechanical systems
- enjoy solving practical problems
- good hand-eye coordination
- good eyesight (may be corrected) and normal colour vision
- good communication skills
- enjoy customer service
- enjoy working with computers
- attention to detail.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Skilled Non-trade Jobs
These jobs do not usually require completion of secondary education, however
further part-time study such as a Certificate III or IV, and on-the-job
training, may be required.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Chemistry
School subjects that include some aspects of CHEMISTRY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a chemistry-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Computing Studies
School subjects that include some aspect of COMPUTING STUDIES provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a computer studies-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Industrial Arts
School subjects that include some aspect of INDUSTRIAL ARTS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an industrial arts-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Physics
School subjects that include some aspect of PHYSICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a physics-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Business Equipment Technician
Business equipment technicians may perform the following tasks:
- carry out regular inspections and maintenance of machines to prevent breakdowns
- refer to manufacturers’ service manuals
- talk to machine operators to assess faults
- find faults in electrical and electronic machines by using special instruments such as voltmeters, resistance meters and oscilloscopes, and repair or replace faulty parts or wiring
- reassemble equipment and test it to determine whether it is working properly
- advise users of correct operating methods to prevent breakdowns
- keep accurate records and documentation as required.
Specialisations
Computer Hardware Service Technician
A computer hardware service technician installs, maintains, adjusts and
repairs computer hardware and related equipment, such as disk drives,
printers, visual display units, CD-ROMs, DVD drives and interfacing equipment.