DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-9061 Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Occupational Description:
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| U S | 2,590 | 246 | $20.35/hr | $0.45/hr | $12.35/hr | $15.28/hr | $18.51/hr | $24.50/hr | $30.55/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 2,140 | $23.00/hr | 39.0% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 2,120 | $17.59/hr | -0.3% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 800 | $17.64/hr | 2.5% |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 540 | $16.77/hr | 18.4% |
| Motorboat Mechanics | 540 | $16.84/hr | 17.9% |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 410 | $23.93/hr | 8.9% |
| Motorcycle Mechanics | 350 | $16.43/hr | 14.9% |
| Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators | 60 | $14.00/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Measures parts to verify specified dimensions/settings, such as camera shutter speed and light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.
- Adjusts cameras, photographic mechanisms, and equipment, such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, and lens systems, using hand tools.
- Examines cameras, equipment, processed film, and laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
- Disassembles equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- Calibrates and verifies accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, and lens carriers, using timing instruments.
- Tests equipment performance, focus of lens system, alignment of diaphragm, lens mounts, and film transport, using precision gauges.
- Fabricates or modifies defective electronic, electrical, and mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, and precision hand tools according to specifications.
- Recommends design changes or upgrades of micro-filming, film-developing, and photographic equipment.
- Requisitions parts and materials.
- Records test data and documents fabrication techniques on reports.
- Cleans and lubricates cameras and polishes camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- Lays out reference points and dimensions on parts and metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments.
- Installs film in aircraft camera and electrical assemblies and wiring in camera housing, following blueprints, using hand tools and soldering equipment.
- Assembles aircraft cameras, still and motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, and frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, and power tools.
- Reads and interprets engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, and specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method and operation sequence.