Employment Percentage: 
-41.021126760563
SOC ID: 
49-2097
SOC Title: 
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
ONET ID: 
49-2097.00
ONET Concat ID: 
49209700
Median Salary: 
39681.37
Ed Level High School: 
15.93
Ed Level Certificate: 
61.580002
Ed Level Some College: 
2.13
Ed Level Associates: 
7.73
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
12.64
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a certificate
Description: 

Repair, adjust, or install audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic home entertainment equipment.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.</li><li>Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.</li><li>Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.</li><li>Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.</li><li>Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.</li><li>Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.</li><li>Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.</li><li>Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.</li><li>Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.</li><li>Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24182.35
Top Annual Earnings: 
78837.65
Title Slug: 
electronic-home-entertainment-equipment-installer-and-repairer