Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 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 Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters (78%).
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 | Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters | 78% | $62,620 | +35% | None |
| 2 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 75% | $56,210 | +21% | None |
| 3 | Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | 75% | $57,550 | +24% | None |
| 4 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 71% | $42,660 | −8% | None |
| 5 | Motorcycle Mechanics | 71% | $48,580 | +5% | None |
| 6 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 70% | $65,510 | +41% | None |
| 7 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 69% | $52,540 | +13% | None |
| 8 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 69% | $54,890 | +18% | None |
| 9 | Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | 68% | $52,000 | +12% | None |
| 10 | Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 68% | $47,880 | +3% | None |
Compared with Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners, median $46,420. 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 musical instrument repairers and tuners (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.
78% skill match · $62,620 · +35% pay
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
75% skill match · $56,210 · +21% pay
Installation · Equipment Maintenance · Equipment Selection
75% skill match · $57,550 · +24% pay
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 Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters (78% skill match, median $62,620), Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (75% skill match, median $56,210) and Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians (75% skill match, median $57,550), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 21 pay more than musical instrument repairers and tuners at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+137%, $109,910), Avionics Technicians (+77%, $82,280) and Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (+72%, $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.