Computer Repair
Kern High School District-Rop · Bakersfield, CA
- Cost
- $1,700
- Length
- 35 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The job this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Job ads may call this: Scale Technician · Repair Technician · Control Technician · Electronic Technician
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
- Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
- Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
- Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
- Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
- Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
- Typical pay in California
- $89,542per yearBakersfield-Delano MSA: $86,152
- Projected openings
- 5,030Bakersfield-Delano MSA: 210
- Projected change
- +5.1%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- More than a year
New hires are trained on the job for more than a year after they start. The classroom part is the beginning of this work, not the whole of it.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 32% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 30%
- Started college, no degree
- 32%
- Two-year degree
- 22%
- Four-year degree
- 13%
- Master's degree
- 0.8%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble install operate maintain and repair computers and related instruments. Includes instruction in power supplies number systems memory structure buffers and registers microprocessor design peripheral equipment programming and networking.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
America`s Job Center of California - LamontAffiliate site
Phone: 661-635-4094
10215 Stobaugh StreetLamont, CA 93241about 5.3 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.- 4p.m.
America`s Job Center of California-BakersfieldComprehensive center
Phone: 661-325-4473(HIRE) or 661-336-6912
1600 East Belle TerraceCounty of Kern Community Service CenterBakersfield, CA 93307about 12.4 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm,
Has a veterans' representative
EPIC - Envision-Plan-Innovate-ConnectAffiliate site
Phone: 661-336-6460
2211 H StreetYouth Services OnlyBakersfield, CA 93301about 15.4 miles away
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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