Career
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
Install and repair electronics in cars.
$48,420
Median pay
-14.5%
Job growth, 2025–35
400
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Repairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though moderate-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $48,420 a year and 400 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0604
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$84,890 · +5.4%
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,210 · +4.4%
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,090 · +0.3%
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,620 · +5.0%
- Avionics Technicians$82,280 · +9.4%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.