Employment Percentage: 
-53.28125
SOC ID: 
49-2096
SOC Title: 
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
ONET ID: 
49-2096.00
ONET Concat ID: 
49209600
Median Salary: 
34930.85
Ed Level High School: 
47.169998
Ed Level Certificate: 
47.400002
Ed Level Some College: 
1.12
Ed Level Associates: 
4.31
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a certificate
Description: 

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

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.</li><li>Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.</li><li>Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers.</li><li>Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.</li><li>Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.</li><li>Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.</li><li>Run new speaker and electrical cables.</li><li>Remove seats, carpeting, and interiors of doors and add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, reinstalling interior parts.</li><li>Record results of diagnostic tests.</li><li>Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor charges.</li><li>Replace and clean electrical or electronic components.</li><li>Build fiberglass or wooden enclosures for sound components, and fit them to automobile dimensions.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
25066.4
Top Annual Earnings: 
48755.01
Title Slug: 
electronic-equipment-installer-and-repairer-motor-vehicles