Computer Service Technicians

Individuals who install and/or service mainframe, server and personal computers, printers and disk drives. When computer equipment breaks down, repairers may travel to customers' workplaces or other locations to make the necessary repairs or may work as bench technicians in repair shops located in stores, factories or service centers. Computer repairers generally replace subsystems such as video cards, hard drives and network cards instead of repairing them because subsystems are inexpensive and businesses are reluctant to shut down their computers for time-consuming repairs. Defective modules may be repaired if repairs are possible.