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Job Description
Repair, adjust, or install audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic home entertainment equipment.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-2097.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 25,550 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers”.
Also Known As…
- Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Television Repairman
- Television Analyzer
- Service Technician
- Satellite Installer
- Low Voltage Electrician
- Installer
- Home Theater Installer
- Field Service Technician
- Field Service Representative
- Electronic Technician
- Wireless Internet Installer
- Video Technician
- Video System Repairer
- Video Recorder Mechanic
- Video Player Mechanic
- Television Technician
- Television Servicer
- Television Service Engineer
- Television Repairer
- Television Mechanic (TV Mechanic)
- Television Maintenance Worker
- Television Maintenance Man
- Television Installer
- Television and Radio Repairer
- Technician
- Tape Recorder Repairer
- Tape Recorder Mechanic
- Stereo Equipment Repairer
- Stereo Equipment Installer
- Satellite Television Installer
- Satellite Technician
- Satellite Dish Repairer
- Satellite Dish Installer
- Repair Technician
- Radio Repairer
- Phonograph Mechanic
- Mechanic
- Maintenance Worker
- Maintenance Engineer
- Information Transport Systems Technician
- In Shop Service Technician
- Home Theater Specialist
- Home Theater Expert
- Home Theater Experience Expert
- Home Stereo Equipment Installer
- Electronic Video Games Servicer
- Electronic Sales and Service Technician
- Electronic Organ Technician
- Electronic Organ Mechanic
- Electronic Musical Instrument Repairer
- Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer
- Electric Organ Inspector and Repairer
- Electric Organ Checker
- Dish Network Installer
- Cable Installation Technician
- Audio-Video Repairer
- Audio Video Mechanic
- Audio Installer
Tasks for “Electronic Systems Technician (EST)”
- Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
- Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
- Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
- Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
- 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.
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
- Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
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