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Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,420
United States, 2025
Employment
5,380
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.
- O*NET code
- 49-9063.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Assemble and install new pipe organs and pianos in buildings.
- Deliver pianos to purchasers or to locations of their use.
- Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
- Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments.
- Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
- Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
- Repair or replace musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
- Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$31,220
25th percentile
$37,670
75th percentile
$58,430
90th percentile
$71,600
Most important skills
- Quality Control Analysis3.9
- Troubleshooting3.8
- Repairing3.8
- Critical Thinking3.6
- Service Orientation3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Time Management3.0
- Equipment Selection3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Equipment Maintenance3.0
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 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
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 | 3.9 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Repairing | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 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 Musical Instrument Repairers and TunersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, PA | $63,800 | 30 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | $61,490 | 60 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $61,300 | 240 | 2025 |
| MI | $59,570 | 210 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $59,250 | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | $58,730 | 200 | 2025 |
| TN | $58,730 | 300 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $58,730 | 310 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $58,170 | 150 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $55,470 | — | 2025 |
| MD | $55,130 | 160 | 2025 |
| OR | $54,800 | 40 | 2025 |
| NY | $53,420 | 270 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $53,110 | 170 | 2025 |
| CT | $52,940 | 40 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $51,880 | 160 | 2025 |
| UT | $50,180 | 60 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $50,090 | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $49,950 | 120 | 2025 |
| IL | $49,250 | 200 | 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.