Occupational Employment Statistics
49-2097 Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Repair, adjust, or install audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic home entertainment equipment.
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 40 | $23.51/hr |
| Information | N/A | N/A |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
- Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
- Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
- Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
- Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
- Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
- Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.