Description
Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Relationships
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Initiative
- Analytical Thinking
Tasks
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- 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.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
- Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
- Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
Work Activities
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Getting Information
- Working with Computers
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Detailed Work Activities
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Mobile location based services software
- Office suite software
- Word processing software
- Analytical or scientific software
Abilities
- Finger Dexterity
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Visualization
- Deductive Reasoning
Skills
- Quality Control Analysis
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Complex Problem Solving
- Equipment Maintenance
Knowledge
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Telecommunications
- Mechanical
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Audiovisual Network ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association
Type
Core
Certificate name
ITS Design FundamentalsCertifying Organization
Building Industry Consulting Service International
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Electronic Systems TechnicianCertifying Organization
Electronic Systems Professional Alliance
Type
Core
Certificate name
Wireless DesignerCertifying Organization
Building Industry Consulting Service International
Type
Advanced
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $55,330 |
| Median (50%) | $64,118 |
| High (90%) | $75,353 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $59,265 |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 27,800 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 28,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 2%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 2%
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