Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

SOC Code: 49-2097

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairerss install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 89.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Troubleshooting, Repairing, Quality Control Analysis.

AI-Proof Score: 89.7 — Very High
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Median Salary

$50,620

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Job Growth

6.6%

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Training Time

Medium preparation (1-2 years)

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Job Zone

Zone 3 / 5

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Training Cost

~$15,000

Key Skills

  • •Troubleshooting
  • •Repairing
  • •Quality Control Analysis
  • •Critical Thinking
  • •Speaking
  • •Complex Problem Solving
  • •Equipment Maintenance
  • •Installation

Common Tasks

  • ✓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.
  • ✓Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
  • ✓Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.

Why AI-Proof?

  • ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation