Installation, maintenance and repair
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
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.
Median pay
$52,600
Growth to 2035
+5%
about as fast as average
Openings a year
2,200
Time to qualify*
13 months
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
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What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers: 13% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
- Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
- Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
- Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
- Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
- Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
Also called: A/V Installation Tech (Audio Visual Installation Technician) · A/V Installer (Audio Visual Installer) · Electronic Tech (Electronic Technician) · Field Service Tech (Field Service Technician) · Home Theater Installer · Installer · Satellite Installer · TV Analyzer (Television Analyzer)
Outlook and AI
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers held 22,400 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 23,400 by 2035 (+5%, about as fast as average; all jobs: +3.5%).
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