Field Service Technician: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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A Field Service Technician is a bit like a doctor for machines. They visit a place and fix tools right where they are!
Through history
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Long ago
Long ago, people fixed machines by listening, looking, and testing them carefully. Repair work has always needed patience and clever thinking.
Tools of the trade
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Screwdriver
A screwdriver turns screws to open a machine and to fix loose parts. It's one of the first tools a technician reaches for.
A day in the job
- 8:00 AMThe technician drives to a school, a doctor's office, or an office where a machine has stopped working. Their toolkit comes along!
Words to know
- Toolkit
- A toolkit is a bag or box that holds all the tools a technician needs. They carry it from place to place.
Quiz time
A Field Service Technician only fixes things that are made of wood.