Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 49-9031

Home Appliance Repairers

Median pay sits 31% below the mid peer in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (neighbors include Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, Commercial Divers, Watch and Clock Repairers).

Full salary details → About this data

Same-major-group titles next to Home Appliance Repairers: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay ($103K) , Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines ($66K) , Commercial Divers ($73K) , Watch and Clock Repairers ($67K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Home Appliance Repairers publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 49-9031 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment
  2. 2. Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid
  3. 3. Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions
  4. 4. Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems
  5. 5. Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds
  6. 6. Replace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring
  7. 7. Conserve, recover, and recycle refrigerants used in cooling systems
  8. 8. Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice
  9. 9. Disassemble appliances so that problems can be diagnosed and repairs can be made
  10. 10. Respond to emergency calls for problems such as gas leaks
  11. 11. Service and repair domestic electrical or gas appliances, such as clothes washers, refrigerators, stoves, and dryers
  12. 12. Reassemble units after repairs are made, making adjustments and cleaning and lubricating parts as needed

Home Appliance Repairers: O*NET ranks Repairing first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 49-9031 - lead skill Repairing at 3.9 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Repairing 3.9
  2. 2. Critical Thinking 3.8
  3. 3. Equipment Maintenance 3.6
  4. 4. Troubleshooting 3.6
  5. 5. Speaking 3.5
  6. 6. Operations Monitoring 3.5
  7. 7. Quality Control Analysis 3.5
  8. 8. Active Listening 3.4

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.1
  2. 2. Mechanical 4.0
  3. 3. English Language 3.4
  4. 4. Administration and Management 3.4
  5. 5. Administrative 3.4
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 3.4
Pay vs Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations peers
-31%
vs mid peer median $74,340
This role $50,990/yr
$51K
National median
↑ +3%
Growth 2024-2034
3,100
Annual openings
32,150
Estimated US jobs
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Highest-pay peer · $103K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Home Appliance Repairers

1. Connecticut $62,380
2. Washington $58,110
3. Alaska $63,950
4. Virginia $59,820
5. Vermont $58,750
6. New York $65,190
7. Hawaii $58,300
8. Massachusetts $70,750
9. Minnesota $61,360
10. California $58,480

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations titles

  1. 1. Commercial Divers $72,990
  2. 2. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $65,510
  3. 3. Watch and Clock Repairers $67,230
  4. 4. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $79,870
  5. 5. Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $68,990
  6. 6. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $103,020

Among Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations peers on this card, Home Appliance Repairers sits 31% below the mid peer median ($74,340). Its own median is $50,990.

Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 3,100 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: Connecticut at $62,380. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay at $103,020. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Home Appliance Repairers pay-rank #37 in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

On the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations median table (51 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Home Appliance Repairers lands at #37, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

Other lower-third titles · closest medians

Full Salary Details Compare this role

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 49-9031 · national median $50,990 · lower third of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (#37/51). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Home Appliance Repairers salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 49-9031

Connecticut · top state for Home Appliance Repairers

$62K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$58K · behind Connecticut

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

Highest-pay peer vs Home Appliance Repairers · $103K

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Lower-pay peer beside Home Appliance Repairers · $66K

Compare Home Appliance Repairers

Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Compare Home Appliance Repairers with another occupation →

Peer-comparison next reads

Compare Home Appliance Repairers

Against another occupation

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay card

Top peer in this major group

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Home Appliance Repairers land on the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations median table? ▼
Home Appliance Repairers is pay-rank #37 of 51 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Locksmiths and Safe Repairers ($51K), Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics ($51K), Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians ($52K), Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ($50K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do home appliance repairers do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Home Appliance Repairers. Leading ones include: Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment; Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid; Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions; Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for home appliance repairers? ▼
For SOC 49-9031, O*NET importance scores lead with Repairing (3.9), Critical Thinking (3.8), Equipment Maintenance (3.6), Troubleshooting (3.6). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, Mechanical, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Home Appliance Repairers? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $50,990 as the national median for Home Appliance Repairers. The published 10th-90th range is $36,190 to $80,660. Beside Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay ($103,020), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Home Appliance Repairers? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Home Appliance Repairers is +3%. Projected annual openings: about 3,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Home Appliance Repairers? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Home Appliance Repairers. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Home Appliance Repairers? ▼
Connecticut ($62,380), Washington ($58,110), Alaska ($63,950) 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.

Disclaimer: Wage and outlook figures on this page are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute career, financial, or salary-negotiation advice. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, and local conditions; consult a career counselor or the hiring employer for guidance specific to your situation.

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

Federal sources on this Home Appliance Repairers card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 49-9031. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Home Appliance Repairers. 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