Employment Percentage: 
4.4568245125348
SOC ID: 
49-9061
SOC Title: 
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
ONET ID: 
49-9061.00
ONET Concat ID: 
49906100
Median Salary: 
43771.63
Ed Level High School: 
45.639999
Ed Level Certificate: 
28.48
Ed Level Some College: 
10.8
Ed Level Associates: 
7.99
Ed Level Bachelors: 
7.08
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.</li><li>Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.</li><li>Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.</li><li>Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.</li><li>Requisition parts or materials.</li><li>Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.</li><li>Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.</li><li>Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.</li><li>Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.</li><li>Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
26266.71
Top Annual Earnings: 
62921.43
Title Slug: 
camera-and-photographic-equipment-repairer