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SMT Operator (Surface-mount Technology Operator)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Description
Set up, operate, and monitor SMT lines to assemble and modify printed circuit board assemblies, including stencil printing, component placement, reflow, and inspection, per work orders and quality standards.
Skills
Content
  • • Reading Comprehension
  • • Active Listening
Process
  • • Critical Thinking
  • • Monitoring
Social Skills
  • • Coordination
Technical Skills
  • • Operations Monitoring
Systems Skills
  • • Judgment and Decision Making
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
  • • Oral Comprehension
  • • Written Comprehension
  • • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
  • • Problem Sensitivity
  • • Deductive Reasoning
  • • Inductive Reasoning
  • • Information Ordering
Spatial Abilities
  • • Visualization
Fine Manipulative Abilities
  • • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • • Manual Dexterity
  • • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
  • • Control Precision
  • • Multilimb Coordination
Visual Abilities
  • • Near Vision
  • • Visual Color Discrimination
Auditory and Speech Abilities
  • • Speech Recognition
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Construction View
Source
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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