Occupations/49-9061.00
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
68%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
27%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
48%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- Mostly routine
Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
- Task
Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
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
- 01Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
- 02Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- 03Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.
- 04Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- 05Requisition parts or materials.
- 06Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.96
- Degree of automation1.21
- Time sitting4.17
- Originality (ability)2.75
- Conflict situations2.30
- Hands-on objects/tools4.74
- Outdoors / weather1.14
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom4.39
Top abilities
- Near Vision3.88
- Visualization3.75
- Finger Dexterity3.62
- Problem Sensitivity3.38
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.38
- Written Comprehension3.25
- Manual Dexterity3.25
- Selective Attention3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.12
- Active Listening3.12
- Writing2.62
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.38
- Science2.12
- Critical Thinking3.50
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.62
- Monitoring2.88
CIP matches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr $28,960 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 47.04 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 47.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Lake Superior College Duluth, MN · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $5,900 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public | Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other 47.0499 | $4,200 | 100% | 22% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |