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	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
SUMMARY	31% Low Risk	34% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk	40% Low Risk	34% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.4/10	6.1/10	6.4/10	5.6/10	4.8/10
POLLING	26% (Low Risk, Based on 51 votes)	49% (Moderate Risk, Based on 34 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 66 votes)	42% (Moderate Risk, Based on 18 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 142 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-0.8%	5.5%	16.1%	6.6%	0.6%
WAGES	$71,300 or $34.28 per hour	$100,940 or $48.52 per hour	$63,760 or $30.65 per hour	$50,620 or $24.33 per hour	$77,180 or $37.10 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	59,990	23,040	421,940	22,170	92,710
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.	Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.	Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.	Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.	Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

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