# Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

> Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-installers-and-repairers-transportation-equipment
- SOC code: 49-2093.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $84,890 (10th percentile $50,750, 90th percentile $116,810)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.4%
- Openings a year: 500
- 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) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 40 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 2 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 64 |

## What you'd do

- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 80/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 78/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 75/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 73/100)
- Getting Information (importance 69/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 69/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 68/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 68/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 67/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Repairing, Coordination, Equipment Maintenance

## Knowledge

Engineering and Technology, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Mechanical, Design, English Language, Telecommunications, Education and Training, Customer and Personal Service

## Also called

Body Wirer, Control Troubleshooter, Critical Power Install Technician, Critical Power Technician, Critical Systems Technician, Diagnostic Troubleshooter, Electrical and Electronics Installer, Electrical and Electronics Repairer, Electrical Troubleshooter, Electronic Bench Technician

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

- [Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4706) (CIP 4706, 713 colleges)

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

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide](https://www.collegesref.com/college/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide-910) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $77,491 | $87,797 | $21,986 |
| [SUNY Morrisville](https://www.collegesref.com/college/suny-morrisville-2657) | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $51,819 | $61,351 | 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
- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians): $78,190 median pay
- [Avionics Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/avionics-technicians): $82,280 median pay
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers): $56,210 median pay
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairers-powerhouse-substation-and-relay): $103,020 median pay
- [Calibration Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/calibration-technologists-and-technicians): $67,820 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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