# Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

> Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/computer-automated-teller-and-office-machine-repairers
- SOC code: 49-2011.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $47,810 (10th percentile $35,910, 90th percentile $71,730)
- Projected growth: Decline, -3.0%
- Openings a year: 6,100
- Typical entry education: Some college
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 81 |
| Investigative (I) | 27 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 13 |
| Enterprising (E) | 13 |
| Conventional (C) | 75 |

## What you'd do

- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 87/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 86/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 85/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 82/100)
- Getting Information (importance 80/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 78/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 77/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 74/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 73/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Repairing, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection, Quality Control Analysis, Speaking, Time Management

## Knowledge

Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Mechanical, English Language, Engineering and Technology, Communications and Media, Sales and Marketing, Transportation, Education and Training, Telecommunications

## Also called

Accounting Machine Mechanic, Adding Machine Mechanic, ATM Servicer (Automated Teller Machine Servicer), ATM Technician (Automated Teller Machine Technician), Bookkeeping Machine Mechanic, Break Fix Tech (Break Fix Technician), Business Machine Mechanic, Calculating Machine Mechanic, Cash Register Mechanic, Cash Register Servicer

## 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

- [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
- [Calibration Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/calibration-technologists-and-technicians): $67,820 median pay
- [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
- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians): $78,190 median pay
- [Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/coin-vending-and-amusement-machine-servicers-and-repairers): $47,450 median pay
- [Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electromechanical-equipment-assemblers): $45,850 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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