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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

SOC 49-2096 · 2024-2034

Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

Shrinking -20%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California
$49,871per year
Projected openings
490
Projected change
-20%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

  1. Repairing
  2. Troubleshooting
  3. Operations Monitoring
  4. Critical Thinking
  5. Active Listening
  6. Equipment Maintenance

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$62,614110
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$36,058270

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under
$35,290
A quarter earn under
$43,835
Half earn under
$49,871
Three quarters earn under
$64,164
The highest-paid tenth earn over
$90,828

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

OccupationTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$87,2181,1900%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$66,81766,070+4.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$89,5425,030+5.1%
Avionics Technicians$95,0951,040+8.3%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$64,6171,120+9.1%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$64,1542,910+3.4%

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