Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.

National salary and employment

Top skills

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.

Technology

• Harris Tech X.over Pro
• Harris Technologies BassBox
• Installalogy Access Client
• LinearTeam WinISD
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• MobileToys MAIDXL
• True Audio WinSpeakerz
• WHE Term-PAK

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in TX
  Median $48,730 · Employment 1,210
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in CA
  Median $48,500 · Employment 960
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in FL
  Median $47,980 · Employment 660
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in IN
  Median $56,730 · Employment 470
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in VA
  Median $49,210 · Employment 440
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in Dallas, TX
  Median $52,180 · Employment 390
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in New York, NY
  Median $54,930 · Employment 370
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in GA
  Median $59,550 · Employment 300
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in NY
  Median $60,220 · Employment 290
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in Elkhart, IN
  Median $58,890 · Employment 260
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in MN
  Median $49,740 · Employment 250
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Salary in SC
  Median $48,230 · Employment 230

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