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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment Career, Salary and Skills

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $74,090 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 65,010. Wage data is published for 264 locations.

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Occupation description

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

O*NET code

49-2094.00

Job zone

3

Typical education

Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree

Experience

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

National salary and employment

Median annual

$74,090

Hourly median

$35.62

Employment

65,010

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$46,840
10th
$60,040
25th
$74,090
Median
$88,710
75th
$105,590
90th

Top skills

SkillImportanceLevel
Repairing3.883.88
Operations Monitoring3.883.88
Equipment Maintenance3.753.75
Quality Control Analysis3.753.88
Troubleshooting3.753.88
Critical Thinking3.753.75
Complex Problem Solving3.253.88
Judgment and Decision Making3.253.00
Reading Comprehension3.124.00
Monitoring3.123.12
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Typical tasks

  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
  • Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
  • Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
  • Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
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Technology

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Database software
  • Email software
  • Maintenance management software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • Rockwell RSLogix
  • SAP Maintenance
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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment salary by location

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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.