Technicians will often be asked these tasks:

• Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Any supervisor should excel at:

• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment.
• Detecting or assessing problems whether real or potential.
• Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

• Modifying, maintaining, or repairing electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems for ensuring proper functioning.
• Specifying, coordinating, or conducting quality controlling or quality assurance programs and procedures.
• Establishing and maintaining inventory, records, or documentation systems.
• Fabricating or assembling mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies.
• Selecting electromechanical equipment, materials, components, or systems to meet functional specifications.
• Selecting and using laboratory, operational, or diagnostic techniques or testing equipment for assessing electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems, or subsystems.
• Installing or programming computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor based systems.
• Consulting with machinists or technicians for ensuring that electromechanical equipment or systems meet design specifications.