Home Appliance Repairers Career, Salary and Skills
Home Appliance Repairers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $50,990 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 32,150. Wage data is published for 180 locations.
Occupation description
Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
O*NET code
49-9031.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$50,990
Hourly median
$24.51
Employment
32,150
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Repairing | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.62 | 3.12 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Speaking | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.50 | 3.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.12 | 3.00 |
Typical tasks
- Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
- Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.
- Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
- Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
- Replace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring.
- Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice.
- Disassemble appliances so that problems can be diagnosed and repairs can be made.
- Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
Technology
- dESCO ESC
- Intac International Wintac
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Parts database software
- RazorSync
- Route mapping software
- ServiceMax
- Web browser software
Home Appliance Repairers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in FLMedian $57,280 · Employment 3,000
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in CAMedian $58,480 · Employment 2,760
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in New York, NYMedian $65,190 · Employment 2,560
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in TXMedian $48,630 · Employment 2,200
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in NYMedian $65,190 · Employment 2,110
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in ILMedian $56,860 · Employment 1,730
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $59,750 · Employment 1,430
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in NJMedian $55,450 · Employment 1,200
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in MIMedian $52,160 · Employment 1,050
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in INMedian $47,080 · Employment 1,030
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in PAMedian $51,990 · Employment 1,010
- Home Appliance Repairers Salary in AZMedian $47,800 · Employment 990
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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.