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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

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Description

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

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Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Manufacturing

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2022 - 2032)
-2%
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Job Outlook

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Overall employment of electrical and electronics installers and repairers is projected to decline 2 percent from 2022 to 2032. Despite declining employment, about 9,100 openings for electrical and electronics installers and repairers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. All of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

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Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$64,030

Median Military Salary Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

$61,433

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Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$29,580
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Associate's degree 45%
  • Post-secondary certificate 32%
  • High school 22%
  • Some college 0%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Bachelor's degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Less than high school 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
  • Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Mechanical
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Education and Training
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Production and Processing

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