Also called: Electrical Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers build quality control analysis, operations monitoring and repairing 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 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (87%).
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 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 87% | $74,340 | −12% | None |
| 2 | Robotics Technicians | 80% | $73,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 79% | $102,040Pay for the broader BLS group “Power Plant Operators” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Automotive Engineering Technicians | 78% | $74,510Pay for the broader BLS group “Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 77% | $78,620 | −7% | None |
| 6 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 77% | $78,190 | −8% | None |
| 7 | Photonics Technicians | 77% | $78,350Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | 77% | $73,900 | −13% | None |
| 9 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 77% | $79,870 | −6% | None |
| 10 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 76% | $109,910 | +29% | None |
Compared with Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, median $84,890. 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 electrical and electronics installers and repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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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.
87% skill match · $74,340 · −12% pay
Equipment Selection · Service Orientation
80% skill match · $73,900 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Troubleshooting · Repairing
79% skill match · $102,040 (broader BLS group)
Equipment Maintenance · Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (87% skill match, median $74,340), Robotics Technicians (80% skill match, median $73,900) and Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (79% skill match, median $102,040), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than electrical and electronics installers and repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Nuclear Technicians (+30%, $110,240), Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+29%, $109,910) and Ship Engineers (+29%, $109,530).
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.