Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
SOC 49-2011 · 2024-2034
Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -12.7%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $59,928per year
- Projected openings
- 6,220
- Projected change
- -12.7%
- Usually needs
- Some college, no degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Repairing
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Complex Problem Solving
- Equipment Maintenance
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $60,098 | 30 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $58,619 | 50 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $58,352 | 500 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $57,901 | 540 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $53,335 | 800 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $50,527 | 260 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $47,939 | 520 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $47,867 | 500 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $47,518 | 30 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,397 | 1,480 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $46,367 | 70 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $46,234 | 50 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $45,782 | 150 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $45,340 | 40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $44,663 | 690 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $43,605 | 40 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $42,290 | 40 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $40,657 | 50 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $38,922 | 30 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians | $81,222 | 1,070 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | $78,797 | 11,800 | -7.4% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $88,500 | 11,520 | -2.9% |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $83,833 | 1,700 | +5.3% |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | $53,337 | 3,400 | -3.1% |
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