Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 49-2096

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

Median pay sits 35% below the mid peer in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (neighbors include Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Watch and Clock Repairers, Signal and Track Switch Repairers).

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Same-major-group titles next to Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers ($95K) , Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines ($66K) , Watch and Clock Repairers ($67K) , Signal and Track Switch Repairers ($92K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 49-2096 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems
  2. 2. Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments…
  3. 3. Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers
  4. 4. Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment
  5. 5. Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles
  6. 6. Run new speaker and electrical cables
  7. 7. Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions
  8. 8. Remove seats, carpeting, and interiors of doors and add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, reinstalling interior parts
  9. 9. Record results of diagnostic tests
  10. 10. Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges
  11. 11. Replace and clean electrical or electronic components
  12. 12. Build fiberglass or wooden enclosures for sound components, and fit them to automobile dimensions

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles: O*NET ranks Troubleshooting first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 49-2096 - lead skill Troubleshooting at 3.6 ; lead knowledge Mechanical. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Troubleshooting 3.6
  2. 2. Repairing 3.6
  3. 3. Critical Thinking 3.5
  4. 4. Operations Monitoring 3.5
  5. 5. Active Listening 3.4
  6. 6. Installation 3.3
  7. 7. Equipment Maintenance 3.3
  8. 8. Reading Comprehension 3.1

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Mechanical 4.1
  2. 2. Computers and Electronics 4.0
  3. 3. Customer and Personal Service 3.6
  4. 4. Mathematics 3.6
  5. 5. English Language 3.3
  6. 6. Engineering and Technology 3.2
Pay vs Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations peers
-35%
vs mid peer median $74,340
This role $48,420/yr
$48K
National median
↓ -14%
Growth 2024-2034
600
Annual openings
8,550
Estimated US jobs
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Highest-pay peer · $95K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

1. Colorado $60,070
2. New York $60,220
3. Georgia $59,550
4. Washington $59,010
5. Oregon $56,000
6. Kentucky $64,570
7. Iowa $55,160
8. Arizona $57,280
9. Idaho $55,760
10. Indiana $56,730

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations titles

  1. 1. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $95,320
  2. 2. Watch and Clock Repairers $67,230
  3. 3. Signal and Track Switch Repairers $92,460
  4. 4. Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment $84,890
  5. 5. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $65,510
  6. 6. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,860

Among Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations peers on this card, Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles sits 35% below the mid peer median ($74,340). Its own median is $48,420.

Employment Projections expect -14% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Colorado at $60,070. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $95,320. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles pay-rank #42 in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

On the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations median table (51 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles lands at #42, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 49-2096 · national median $48,420 · lower third of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (#42/51). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 49-2096

Colorado · top state for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

$60K published median

New York · #2 state pay

$60K · behind Colorado

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Highest-pay peer vs Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · $95K

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Lower-pay peer beside Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · $66K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles land on the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations median table? ▼
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles is pay-rank #42 of 51 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Motorcycle Mechanics ($49K), Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics ($48K), Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers ($48K), Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers ($48K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. Leading ones include: Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems; Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments…; Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers; Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles? ▼
For SOC 49-2096, O*NET importance scores lead with Troubleshooting (3.6), Repairing (3.6), Critical Thinking (3.5), Operations Monitoring (3.5). Knowledge areas emphasize Mechanical, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $48,420 as the national median for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. The published 10th-90th range is $35,590 to $70,170. Beside Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers ($95,320), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles is -14%. Projected annual openings: about 600. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles? ▼
Colorado ($60,070), New York ($60,220), Georgia ($59,550) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 49-2096. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics