# Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electronic-equipment-installers-and-repairers-motor-vehicles
- SOC code: 49-2096.00
- Career family: Installation and repair
- Median annual pay: $48,420 (10th percentile $35,590, 90th percentile $70,170)
- Projected growth: Decline, -14.5%
- Openings a year: 400
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 41 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 5 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 56 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 94/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 89/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 89/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 88/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 85/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 74/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 71/100)
- Processing Information (importance 70/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 70/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 69/100)

## Skills

Repairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Time Management

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Computers and Electronics, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, English Language, Engineering and Technology, Education and Training, Administration and Management, Sales and Marketing, Design

## Also called

Auto Tech (Automotive Technician), Car Alarm Installer, Car Audio Installer, Car Electronics Installer, Car Stereo Installer, Electronic Equipment Installer, Electronic Technician, Electronics Installer, Equipment Installer, GPS Car Navigation Installer (Global Positioning System Car Navigation Installer)

## 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 Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-installers-and-repairers-transportation-equipment): $84,890 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, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairers-commercial-and-industrial-equipment): $74,090 median pay
- [Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics): $50,620 median pay
- [Avionics Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/avionics-technicians): $82,280 median pay
- [Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/audiovisual-equipment-installers-and-repairers): $52,600 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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