# Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

> Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/audiovisual-equipment-installers-and-repairers
- SOC code: 49-2097.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $52,600 (10th percentile $36,760, 90th percentile $84,190)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +4.8%
- Openings a year: 2,200
- Typical entry education: Postsecondary certificate
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 98 |
| Investigative (I) | 27 |
| Artistic (A) | 11 |
| Social (S) | 11 |
| Enterprising (E) | 2 |
| Conventional (C) | 60 |

## What you'd do

- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 84/100)
- Getting Information (importance 81/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 80/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 77/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 74/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 72/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 71/100)
- Processing Information (importance 70/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 68/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 67/100)

## Skills

Quality Control Analysis, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Critical Thinking

## Knowledge

Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Telecommunications, Mechanical, English Language, Engineering and Technology, Administration and Management, Building and Construction, Production and Processing, Mathematics

## Also called

A/V Installation Tech (Audio Visual Installation Technician), A/V Installer (Audio Visual Installer), Audio Installer, Audio Video Installer, Audio Video Mechanic, AV Repairer (Audio Video Repairer), Cable Installation Tech (Cable Installation Technician), Cable Installer, Cable Technician (Cable Tech), Cable TV Installer (Cable Television Installer)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4701) (CIP 4701, 301 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Bunker Hill Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bunker-hill-community-college-334) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $126,485 | $136,013 | not reported |
| [Western Wyoming Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/western-wyoming-community-college-3244) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $85,961 | $120,646 | not reported |
| [New River Community College-Virginia](https://www.collegesref.com/college/new-river-community-college-virginia-1859) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $74,804 | $84,571 | not reported |
| [Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/thaddeus-stevens-college-of-technology-2715) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $67,236 | $80,864 | $11,000 |
| [Ranken Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/ranken-technical-college-2188) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $59,880 | $77,127 | $12,000 |
| [Shelton State Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/shelton-state-community-college-2408) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $84,004 | $74,695 | not reported |
| [Lurleen B Wallace Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/lurleen-b-wallace-community-college-1556) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $47,234 | $71,895 | not reported |
| [Northwest Iowa Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/northwest-iowa-community-college-1948) | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $66,319 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/telecommunications-equipment-installers-and-repairers-except-line-installers): $63,890 median pay
- [Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/radio-cellular-and-tower-equipment-installers-and-repairers): $63,520 median pay
- [Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/telecommunications-line-installers-and-repairers): $74,330 median pay
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairers-commercial-and-industrial-equipment): $74,090 median pay
- [Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electronic-equipment-installers-and-repairers-motor-vehicles): $48,420 median pay
- [Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/computer-automated-teller-and-office-machine-repairers): $47,810 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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