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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$48,420
United States, 2025
Employment
8,550
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
- O*NET code
- 49-2096.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
- Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.
- Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.
- Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
- Record results of diagnostic tests.
- Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.
- Run new speaker and electrical cables.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,590
25th percentile
$43,310
75th percentile
$58,500
90th percentile
$70,170
Most important skills
- Troubleshooting3.6
- Repairing3.6
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Operations Monitoring3.5
- Active Listening3.4
- Installation3.3
- Equipment Maintenance3.3
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Time Management3.1
- Equipment Selection3.0
- Quality Control Analysis3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Repairing | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Installation | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.3 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor VehiclesHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | $78,420 | — | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $68,480 | 60 | 2025 |
| KY | $64,570 | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $62,680 | — | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $62,070 | — | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $60,900 | 40 | 2025 |
| NY | $60,220 | 290 | 2025 |
| CO | $60,070 | — | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $59,970 | 60 | 2025 |
| GA | $59,550 | 300 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $59,020 | 90 | 2025 |
| WA | $59,010 | 120 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | $58,890 | 260 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $57,310 | 150 | 2025 |
| AZ | $57,280 | 40 | 2025 |
| IN | $56,730 | 470 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $56,110 | — | 2025 |
| OR | $56,000 | 200 | 2025 |
| ID | $55,760 | 90 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | $55,750 | 90 | 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.