Occupations/49-2094.00

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

50%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

50%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

62%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

Mostly routine
Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Mostly routine
Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
Mostly routine
Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

01Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
02Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
03Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
04Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
05Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
06Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks3.29
Degree of automation2.36
Time sitting2.66
Originality (ability)3.00
Conflict situations3.02
Hands-on objects/tools4.00
Outdoors / weather2.25
Disease exposure1.03
Decision freedom4.25

Top abilities

Problem Sensitivity3.88
Near Vision3.88
Information Ordering3.88
Oral Comprehension3.75
Deductive Reasoning3.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness3.75
Manual Dexterity3.62
Finger Dexterity3.62

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension3.12
Active Listening3.12
Writing3.00
Speaking3.12
Mathematics2.75
Science2.75
Critical Thinking3.75
Active Learning3.00
Learning Strategies2.88
Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

47.0104Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician47.0105Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

Schools offering related programs

9 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$6,200	100%	33%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$6,200	100%	38%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$6,100	100%	36%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$6,000	100%	37%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$60,400	12%	88%	1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 47.01
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$2,900	100%	41%	1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 47.01
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$6,300	100%	48%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Lake Superior College Duluth, MN · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$5,900	100%	38%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public	Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician 47.0104	$4,200	100%	22%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported