Also called: Electronic Installers, Motor Vehicles
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers build troubleshooting, repairing and operations monitoring 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 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (89%).
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 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 89% | $50,620 | +5% | None |
| 2 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 80% | $74,340 | +54% | None |
| 3 | Motorcycle Mechanics | 77% | $48,580 | 0% | None |
| 4 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 76% | $61,660 | +27% | None |
| 5 | Automotive Engineering Technicians | 75% | $74,510Pay for the broader BLS group “Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 75% | $109,910 | +127% | None |
| 7 | Home Appliance Repairers | 75% | $50,990 | +5% | None |
| 8 | Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | 74% | $57,550 | +19% | None |
| 9 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 74% | $49,590 | +2% | None |
| 10 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 74% | $65,510 | +35% | None |
Compared with Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles, median $48,420. 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 electronic 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.
89% skill match · $50,620 · +5% pay
Systems Evaluation · Systems Analysis · Equipment Maintenance
80% skill match · $74,340 · +54% pay
77% skill match · $48,580 · 0% pay
Troubleshooting · Repairing · Equipment Maintenance
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (89% skill match, median $50,620), Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (80% skill match, median $74,340) and Motorcycle Mechanics (77% skill match, median $48,580), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 20 pay more than electronic equipment installers and repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+127%, $109,910), Signal and Track Switch Repairers (+91%, $92,460) and Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (+65%, $79,870).
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.