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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$52,600
United States, 2025
Employment
19,780
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 49-2097.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
- 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.
- Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,760
25th percentile
$44,490
75th percentile
$67,300
90th percentile
$84,190
Most important skills
- Repairing3.6
- Quality Control Analysis3.6
- Troubleshooting3.6
- Speaking3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Equipment Maintenance3.4
- Installation3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Active Listening3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Repairing | 3.6 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Installation | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Speaking | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Audiovisual Equipment Installers and RepairersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport, CT | $79,040 | — | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $78,580 | 240 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $74,890 | — | 2025 |
| CT | $74,890 | — | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $73,890 | — | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $73,870 | 70 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $71,990 | 760 | 2025 |
| WA | $70,720 | 350 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $70,720 | 260 | 2025 |
| DE | $69,990 | — | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | $68,920 | — | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $65,610 | 30 | 2025 |
| MD | $65,160 | 200 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $65,150 | 100 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $64,490 | 430 | 2025 |
| IA | $64,390 | — | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $63,720 | 210 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $63,270 | — | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $63,140 | 260 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $63,130 | 470 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.