Home Appliance Repairers
SOC 49-9031 · 2024-2034
Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -6.1%
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
- $60,134per year
- Projected openings
- 2,340
- Projected change
- -6.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
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
- Critical Thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $64,165 | 90 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $62,490 | 80 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $59,985 | 30 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $59,245 | 190 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $59,228 | 250 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $59,112 | 280 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $57,678 | 170 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $54,501 | 10 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $54,501 | 30 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $52,035 | 640 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $50,023 | 330 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $48,945 | 90 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $48,483 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | $74,612 | 37,750 | +12.8% |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $103,095 | 3,850 | +7% |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $38,750 | 69,180 | +4.8% |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $76,504 | 28,510 | +13.8% |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | $52,226 | 2,610 | +3.7% |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | $87,218 | 1,190 | 0% |
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