Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
SOC 49-2097 · 2024-2034
Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $64,154per year
- Projected openings
- 2,910
- Projected change
- +3.4%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
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.
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Speaking
- Installation
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $77,546 | 280 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $76,026 | 280 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $74,051 | 470 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $62,563 | 370 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $61,043 | 40 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $61,022 | 310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $60,303 | 260 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $59,400 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $58,192 | 830 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | Not reported | 60 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers | $64,617 | 1,120 | +9.1% |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | $78,797 | 11,800 | -7.4% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | $100,750 | 7,040 | -12.8% |
| Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles | $49,871 | 490 | -20% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | $59,928 | 6,220 | -12.7% |