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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$74,090

United States, 2025

Employment

65,010

United States, 2025

Typical education

Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree

Job Zone 3

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

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

O*NET code
49-2094.00
Job zone
3
Experience required
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

Typical tasks

  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • 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.

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Salary analysis — United States

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

10th percentile

$46,840

25th percentile

$60,040

75th percentile

$88,710

90th percentile

$105,590

Most important skills

  • Repairing3.9
  • Operations Monitoring3.9
  • Critical Thinking3.8
  • Quality Control Analysis3.8
  • Troubleshooting3.8
  • Equipment Maintenance3.8
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.3
  • Complex Problem Solving3.3
  • Equipment Selection3.1
  • Monitoring3.1
  • Speaking3.1
  • 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 19 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

19

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

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Repairing3.93.9Not selected3.9
Operations Monitoring3.93.9Not selected3.9
Quality Control Analysis3.83.9Not selected3.9
Troubleshooting3.83.9Not selected3.9
Critical Thinking3.83.8Not selected3.8
Equipment Maintenance3.83.8Not selected3.8
Complex Problem Solving3.33.9Not selected3.9
Reading Comprehension3.14.0Not selected4.0
Active Listening3.13.6Not selected3.6
Operation and Control3.03.5Not selected3.5
Equipment Selection3.13.3Not selected3.3
Judgment and Decision Making3.33.0Not selected3.0
Systems Analysis3.03.3Not selected3.3
Monitoring3.13.1Not selected3.1
Speaking3.13.1Not selected3.1
Writing3.03.0Not selected3.0
Time Management3.03.0Not selected3.0
Social Perceptiveness3.03.0Not selected3.0
Active Learning3.03.0Not selected3.0

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
San Jose, CA$122,8606002025
Seattle, WA$109,5709102025
Beaumont, TX$105,5204002025
Kennewick, WA$104,180402025
Santa Rosa, CA$100,260402025
WA$99,2001,6602025
Bismarck, ND$98,950402025
ND$98,7005202025
Fairbanks, AK$97,990302025
Lynchburg, VA$97,150402025
San Francisco, CA$96,9004902025
AK$96,3901602025
Portland, OR$95,3605402025
Anchorage, AK$94,3701002025
Bremerton, WA$93,8902902025
Vallejo, CA$93,500702025
San Diego, CA$92,3906902025
OR$91,9108402025
Albany, OR$91,910602025
Bakersfield, CA$89,6502602025
All locations with published data

Career transition paths

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

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.