According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools. | 89% |
| Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. | 88% |
| Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges. | 87% |
| Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. | 86% |
| Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment. | 86% |
| Requisition parts or materials. | 82% |
| Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments. | 81% |
| Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications. | 81% |
| Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence. | 79% |
| Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments. | 79% |
| Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools. | 73% |
| Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications. | 71% |
| Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports. | 66% |
| Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments. | 56% |
| Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment. | 46% |
