Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
Most important skills
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Selection
- Quality Control Analysis
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operations Monitoring
Key knowledge
- Mechanical
- Production and Processing
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
What the work involves
- Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.
- Record repairs required, parts used, and labor time.
- Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
- Repair and rebuild defective mechanical parts in electric motors, generators, and related equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.
- Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.
- Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
- Lubricate moving parts.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Post-Secondary Certificate (39.2% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (48.6%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (22.5%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 3: Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Low | Lower on contact with others than 79% of occupations compared | 51% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Low | Lower on dealing with the public than 60% of occupations compared | 28% of surveyed respondents chose “Not important at all” |
| Teamwork | Low | Lower on teamwork than 69% of occupations compared | 43% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Moderate | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 53% of occupations compared | 42% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom” |
| Time pressure | High | Higher on time pressure than 65% of occupations compared | 38% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Moderate | Higher on conflict situations than 53% of occupations compared | 48% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Moderate | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 55% of occupations compared | 29% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Consequence of error | High | Higher on consequence of error than 73% of occupations compared | 47% of surveyed respondents chose “Serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: high
- Conflict situations: moderate
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: moderate
- Consequence of error: high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 22.78%
- Contact with others about half the time: 12.73%
- Contact with others most of the time: 13.01%
- Constant contact with others: 51.48%
n = 24, Incumbent 07/2017
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 28%
- Fairly important: 5.08%
- Important: 14.79%
- Very important: 27.09%
- Extremely important: 25.04%
n = 24, Incumbent 07/2017
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 8.83%
- Important: 22.32%
- Very important: 26.29%
- Extremely important: 42.56%
n = 24, Incumbent 07/2017
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 13.59%
- Limited freedom: 4.25%
- Some freedom: 40.1%
- A lot of freedom: 42.06%
n = 24, Incumbent 07/2017
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 7.68%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 18.07%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 36.64%
- Every day: 37.61%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2017
Conflict situations
- Never: 19.33%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 26.62%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 3.3%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 47.78%
- Every day: 2.98%
n = 24, Incumbent 07/2017
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 18.84%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 23.25%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 19.83%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 29.35%
- Every day: 8.72%
n = 24, Incumbent 07/2017
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 1.72%
- Fairly serious: 12.24%
- Serious: 46.84%
- Very serious: 7.51%
- Extremely serious: 31.69%
n = 23, Incumbent 07/2017
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