Electronic service technicians

NOC

22311

- Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)

service and repair household and business electronic equipment such as audio and video systems, computers and peripherals, office machines and other consumer electronic devices.

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Electronic service technicians service 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. They are employed by electronic service and retail establishments, by wholesale distributors and within service departments of electronic manufacturing companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Install, maintain and repair household and business electronic equipment, such as televisions, radios, DVD and blueray players, projectors, 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

May supervise other electronic equipment service technicians.

Also Known As

alarm system technician
audio-video service technician
computer service technician
electronic products field service technician
electronic service technician apprentice

electronic service technician supervisor

office equipment service technician

photocopy machine technician

radio and television service technician

satellite antenna servicer

Requirements

Employment Requirements

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.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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6.6%

Female

93.4%

Male

Employment by age

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7.1%

15-24

15.2%

25-34

21.2%

35-44

27.8%

45-54

21.7%

55-64

7.1%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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2.5%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

18.6%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

17.6%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

52.6%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

8.6%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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14.6%

Other services (except public administration)

12.6%

Retail trade

12.6%

Information and cultural industries

60.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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11.20%

Northeast

38.10%

Southeast

21.30%

Southwest

23.40%

Central

6.10%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$66,000

Northeast

$58,800

Southeast

$62,000

Southwest

$60,000

Central

$60,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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