DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-2097 Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Occupational Description:
Repair, adjust, or install audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic home entertainment equipment.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 300 | 86 | $16.86/hr | $0.57/hr | $10.00/hr | $13.58/hr | $17.40/hr | $20.41/hr | $22.74/hr |
| U S | 27,580 | 1,296 | $17.86/hr | $0.25/hr | $10.43/hr | $12.93/hr | $16.93/hr | $21.87/hr | $27.37/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 30 | $17.28/hr | N/A |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 10 | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Disassembles equipment and repairs or replaces loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering iron.
- Positions or mounts speakers and wires speakers to console.
- Computes cost estimates for labor and materials.
- Analyzes and tests products and parts to locate defects or source of trouble.
- Confers with customers to determine nature of problem or to explain repairs.
- Makes service calls and repairs units in customers' homes or returns unit to shop for major repair.
- Installs electronic equipment or instruments, such as televisions, radios, audio-visual equipment, and organs, using hand tools.
- Tests circuits, using schematic diagrams, service manuals, and testing instruments such as voltmeters, oscilloscopes, and audiogenerators.
- Tunes or adjusts equipment and instruments, according to specifications, to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception.