Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Career, Salary and Skills
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $84,890 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 6,940. Wage data is published for 48 locations.
Occupation description
Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
O*NET code
49-2093.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$84,890
Hourly median
$40.81
Employment
6,940
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$50,750
10th
$63,560
25th
$84,890
Median
$98,850
75th
$116,810
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.62 | 3.00 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Repairing | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Typical tasks
- Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.
- Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.
- Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.
- Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.
- Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.
- Maintain equipment service records.
- Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.
- Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Revit
- Fluke Corporation FlukeView Forms
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Linux
- Megger PowerDB
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in CAMedian $84,820 · Employment 1,480
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in TXMedian $86,520 · Employment 580
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in NYMedian $87,360 · Employment 500
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $122,590 · Employment 360
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in TNMedian $58,250 · Employment 340
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in New York, NYMedian $93,760 · Employment 330
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in MDMedian $98,850 · Employment 290
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in Washington, DCMedian $98,850 · Employment 270
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in VAMedian $87,860 · Employment 240
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in FLMedian $77,110 · Employment 230
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in WAMedian $122,140 · Employment 230
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $80,200 · Employment 220
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.