Occupation information for

Repair, adjust, or install audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic home entertainment equipment.

Currently Employed: 36,800

Yearly Projected Openings: 1,410

Typical Hourly Wage: $12.88 - $21.69

Typical Annual Salary: $26,800 - $45,100

• Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
• Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
• Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
• Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
• Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
• Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
• Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
• Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
• Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
• Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.