Camera & Photographic Equipment Repairers
Camera Repair Technician, Camera Repairman, Camera Technician, Repair Technician
What they do:
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
On the job, you would:
- Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
- Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
Business
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- put together small parts with your fingers
- keep your arm or hand steady
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
- Stress Tolerance
- Analytical Thinking
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Data base user interface and query software
Electronic mail software
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high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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