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Jobs Similar to Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers

Also called: Electronic Installers, Motor Vehicles

The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to electronic equipment installers and repairers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers and Home Appliance Repairers.

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers: $48,420 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

  1. 1Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

    79% similar · $50,620 (+5%) · Training or associate

  2. 2Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

    78% similar · $52,600 (+9%) · Training or associate · Same group

  3. 3Home Appliance Repairers

    78% similar · $50,990 (+5%) · High school

  4. 4Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

    77% similar · $63,520 (+31%) · Training or associate · Same group

  5. 5Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

    77% similar · $47,810 (−1%) · High school · Same group

  6. 6Motorcycle Mechanics

    77% similar · $48,580 (0%) · Training or associate

  7. 7Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

    76% similar · $74,340 (+54%) · Training or associate

  8. 8Medical Equipment Repairers

    76% similar · $61,660 (+27%) · Training or associate

  9. 9Avionics Technicians

    75% similar · $82,280 (+70%) · Training or associate · Same group

  10. 10Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    75% similar · $74,090 (+53%) · Training or associate · Same group

  11. 11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

    75% similar · $63,890 (+32%) · Training or associate · Same group

  12. 12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

    75% similar · $60,070 (+24%) · Training or associate · Same group

  13. 13Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

    75% similar · $109,910 (+127%) · Training or associate

  14. 14Helpers--Electricians

    75% similar · $42,670 (−12%) · High school

  15. 15Mechanical Door Repairers

    75% similar · $55,720 (+15%) · High school

  16. 16Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

    75% similar · $84,890 (+75%) · Training or associate · Same group

  17. 17Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

    74% similar · $74,330 (+54%) · High school

  18. 18Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

    74% similar · $57,550 (+19%) · Training or associate

  19. 19Automotive Body and Related Repairers

    74% similar · $54,890 (+13%) · High school

  20. 20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

    74% similar · $39,630 (−18%) · 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

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Questions about jobs like electronic equipment installers and repairers

What jobs are most similar to electronic equipment installers and repairers?

By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (79% similar), Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers (78% similar), Home Appliance Repairers (78% similar), Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (77% similar) and Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers (77% similar).

Which jobs like electronic equipment installers and repairers pay more?

Among the 20 most similar careers, Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers ($109,910, +127%; usually training or an associate degree), Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers ($84,890, +75%; usually training or an associate degree) and Avionics Technicians ($82,280, +70%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with electronic equipment installers and repairers ($48,420). Without more preparation than electronic equipment installers and repairers usually need: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers and Avionics Technicians.

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.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses