Jobs Similar to Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers
Also called: Electrical Repairers, Transportation Equipment
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to electrical and electronics installers and repairers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Engine and Other Machine Assemblers and Automotive Engineering Technicians.
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers: $84,890 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 81% | $74,340−12% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 80% | $53,710−37% | High school |
| 3 | Automotive Engineering Technicians | 79% | $74,510Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 4 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 79% | $102,040Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 5 | Avionics TechniciansSame group | 79% | $82,280−3% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentSame group | 79% | $74,090−13% | Training or associate |
| 7 | Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | 78% | $74,330−12% | High school |
| 8 | Machinists | 78% | $58,750−31% | Training or associate |
| 9 | Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 78% | $49,080−42% | High school |
| 10 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 78% | $39,630−53% | High school |
| 11 | Helpers--Electricians | 78% | $42,670−50% | High school |
| 12 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 77% | $78,620−7% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Photonics Technicians | 77% | $78,350Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 14 | Riggers | 77% | $62,640−26% | High school |
| 15 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 77% | $44,350−48% | High school |
| 16 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 77% | $52,800−38% | High school |
| 17 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 77% | $79,870−6% | Training or associate |
| 18 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 76% | $60,850−28% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Geothermal Technicians | 76% | $49,230Broader BLS group · not compared | High school |
| 20 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 76% | $54,890−35% | High school |
- 1Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
81% similar · $74,340 (−12%) · Training or associate
- 2Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
80% similar · $53,710 (−37%) · High school
- 3Automotive Engineering Technicians
79% similar · $74,510 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 4Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
79% similar · $102,040 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 5Avionics Technicians
79% similar · $82,280 (−3%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
79% similar · $74,090 (−13%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
78% similar · $74,330 (−12%) · High school
- 8Machinists
78% similar · $58,750 (−31%) · Training or associate
- 9Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
78% similar · $49,080 (−42%) · High school
- 10Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
78% similar · $39,630 (−53%) · High school
- 11Helpers--Electricians
78% similar · $42,670 (−50%) · High school
- 12Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
77% similar · $78,620 (−7%) · Training or associate
- 13Photonics Technicians
77% similar · $78,350 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 14Riggers
77% similar · $62,640 (−26%) · High school
- 15Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $44,350 (−48%) · High school
- 16Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $52,800 (−38%) · High school
- 17Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
77% similar · $79,870 (−6%) · Training or associate
- 18Maintenance Workers, Machinery
76% similar · $60,850 (−28%) · Training or associate
- 19Geothermal Technicians
76% similar · $49,230 (broader group) · High school
- 20Automotive Body and Related Repairers
76% similar · $54,890 (−35%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers80% similar · High school
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers78% similar · High school
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic78% similar · High school
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers78% similar · High school
- Helpers--Electricians78% similar · High school
- Riggers77% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for electrical and electronics installers and repairers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where electrical and electronics installers and repairers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (88)
- Automotive Engineering Technicians (86)
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers (85)
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers (83)
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (81)
- Photonics Technicians (81)
- Medical Equipment Repairers (80)
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (79)
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (79)
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (79)
Questions about jobs like electrical and electronics installers and repairers
What jobs are most similar to electrical and electronics installers and repairers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Control and Valve Installers and Repairers (81% similar), Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (80% similar), Automotive Engineering Technicians (79% similar), Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (79% similar) and Avionics Technicians (79% similar).
Do jobs like electrical and electronics installers and repairers pay more?
None of the 20 most similar careers has a higher BLS median pay than electrical and electronics installers and repairers where a direct comparison is possible.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.