Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

Pay and outlook

Median annual wage, May 2025

$48,420

Half earn more, half earn less

Middle half earn

$43,310 – $58,500

25th to 75th percentile

People employed, May 2025

8,550

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS)

Projected change, 2025–35

-14.5%

Shrinking (below 0%)

Openings a year (projected)

400

New jobs plus replacing people who leave

Typical education to enter

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS

• All figures are for the United States as a whole. Pay varies a lot by state and city.
• Wages are for everyone working in the occupation in May 2025, at every career stage. They are not starting salaries or figures for new graduates.
• Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025–35. They are estimates, not promises. Openings include jobs that open up when people retire or change occupation, not just new jobs.

What the work involves

Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.

Main tasks

• Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
• Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.
• Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.
• Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
• Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
• Record results of diagnostic tests.
• Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.
• Run new speaker and electrical cables.

Description and tasks from the O*NET® 31.0 Database.

Getting in

Typical education to enter (BLS)

High school diploma or equivalent

Training once hired: moderate-term on-the-job training

O*NET Job Zone 3

Medium preparation

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Fields of study that lead here

From the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk, which links 1 programme to this occupation. A link means the programme prepares people for this kind of work. It doesn't mean the programme is required, or that it's the only route.

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