Also called: Audiovisual Equipment Installers
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers build quality control analysis, repairing and troubleshooting skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | 83% | $74,330 | +41% | None |
| 2 | Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers | 79% | $52,720 | 0% | None |
| 3 | Photonics Technicians | 76% | $78,350Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 75% | $78,190 | +49% | None |
| 5 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 74% | $61,660 | +17% | None |
| 6 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 73% | $109,910 | +109% | None |
| 7 | Broadcast Technicians | 72% | $59,570 | +13% | None |
| 8 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 72% | $50,620 | −4% | None |
| 9 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 72% | $56,550 | +8% | None |
| 10 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 72% | $61,010 | +16% | None |
Compared with Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers, median $52,600. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as audiovisual equipment installers and repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
83% skill match · $74,330 · +41% pay
79% skill match · $52,720 · 0% pay
Technology Design · Troubleshooting
76% skill match · $78,350 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Technology Design · Operations Monitoring
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers (83% skill match, median $74,330), Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers (79% skill match, median $52,720) and Photonics Technicians (76% skill match, median $78,350), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than audiovisual equipment installers and repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+109%, $109,910), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (+49%, $78,190) and Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers (+41%, $74,330).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.