Solder electronics

Description

Operate and use soldering tools and soldering iron, which supply high temperatures to melt the solder and to join electronic components.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 9 occupations
  • Optional in 13 occupations
  • Total: 22 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Telecommunications technician
    Telecommunications technicians install, test, maintain and troubleshoot telecommunications systems. They repair or replace defective devices and equipment and maintain a safe worki…
  • Microelectronics engineering technician
    Microelectronics engineering technicians collaborate with microelectronics engineers in the development of small electronic devices and components such as micro-processors, memory …
  • Marine electronics technician
    Marine electronics technicians lay out, install and repair electronic systems and equipment in vessels. They assemble electronic components and wiring according to blueprints …
  • Radio technician
    Radio technicians install, adjust, test, maintain, and repair mobile or stationary radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communications systems. They also mo…
  • Sensor engineering technician
    Sensor engineering technicians collaborate with sensor engineers to develop sensors, sensor systems, and products equipped with sensors. They build, test, maintain, and repair the …
  • Electronic equipment assembler
    Electronic equipment assemblers are responsible for the assembly of electronic equipment and systems. They assemble electronic components and wiring according to blueprints and ass…
  • Telecommunications equipment maintainer
    Telecommunications equipment maintainers repair, install or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communication…
  • Avionics technician
    Avionics technicians install, test, inspect and adjust electrical and electronic equipment such as navigation, communication and flight control systems in aircraft and spacecraft. …
  • Electronic musical instrument maker
    Electronic musical instrument makers create and assemble parts to make electronic instruments according to specified instructions or diagrams. They install and test electric pick-u…

Optional for

  • Medical device engineer
    Medical device engineers design and develop medical-technical systems, installations, and equipment such as pacemakers, MRI scanners, and X-ray machines. They monitor the whole man…
  • Medical device engineering technician
    Medical device engineering technicians collaborate with medical device engineers in the design, development and production of medical-technical systems, installations, and equipmen…
  • Building electrician
    Building electricians install and maintain electricity cables and other electrical infrastructure in buildings. They make sure installed electrical equipment is isolated and presen…
  • Electrician
    Electricians fit and repair electrical circuits and wiring systems. They also install and maintain electrical equipment and machinery. This work can be performed indoors as well as…
  • Domestic electrician
    Domestic electricians install and maintain electrical infrastructures and domestic machinery in homes and other residential buildings. They perform inspections and repair defective…
  • Industrial electrician
    Industrial electricians install and maintain electricity cables and other electrical infrastructure in large industrial and commercial buildings. They perform inspections and repai…
  • ICT network technician
    ICT network technicians install, maintain and troubleshoot networks, data communications equipment and network installed devices such as printers and storage area networks. They al…
  • Electrical supervisor
    An electrical supervisor is a key role in overseeing and managing electrical projects, ensuring the safe and efficient installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems. …
  • Microelectronics engineer
    Microelectronics is a subdivision of electronics that focuses on the design of small electronic parts like semiconductors, circuit boards, and microchips that are used in the desig…
  • Telecommunications analyst
    Telecommunications analysts review, analyse and evaluate an organisation's telecommunications needs and systems. They provide training on the telecommunications system features and…
  • Electromechanical equipment assembler
    Electromechanical equipment assemblers read and interpret blueprints, drawings and instructions to assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices. They inspect and test …
  • Telecommunications engineering technician
    Telecommunications engineering technicians deploy, maintain and monitor a telecommunication system that provides interactions between data and voice communications, such as telepho…
  • Optoelectronic engineering technician
    Optoelectronic engineering technicians collaborate with engineers to develop optoelectronic systems and components, such as photodiodes, optical sensors, lasers, and LEDs. Optoelec…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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