DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-9061 Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Occupational Description:
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 40 | 12 | $22.61/hr | $2.37/hr | $11.66/hr | $14.82/hr | $22.40/hr | $29.15/hr | $34.53/hr |
| U S | 3,620 | 376 | $19.87/hr | $0.44/hr | $11.51/hr | $14.55/hr | $18.97/hr | $24.18/hr | $29.50/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 3,920 | $26.24/hr | 4.3% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 1,980 | $19.07/hr | -0.9% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 770 | $18.60/hr | 2.3% |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 750 | $18.46/hr | 0.7% |
| Motorboat Mechanics | 510 | $21.32/hr | 3.0% |
| Motorcycle Mechanics | 410 | $21.81/hr | 2.5% |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 300 | $20.23/hr | 1.9% |
Tasks for Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Measures parts to verify specified dimensions/settings, such as camera shutter speed and light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.
- Adjusts cameras, photographic mechanisms, and equipment, such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, and lens systems, using hand tools.
- Examines cameras, equipment, processed film, and laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
- Disassembles equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- Calibrates and verifies accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, and lens carriers, using timing instruments.
- Tests equipment performance, focus of lens system, alignment of diaphragm, lens mounts, and film transport, using precision gauges.
- Fabricates or modifies defective electronic, electrical, and mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, and precision hand tools according to specifications.
- Recommends design changes or upgrades of micro-filming, film-developing, and photographic equipment.
- Requisitions parts and materials.
- Records test data and documents fabrication techniques on reports.
- Cleans and lubricates cameras and polishes camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- Lays out reference points and dimensions on parts and metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments.
- Installs film in aircraft camera and electrical assemblies and wiring in camera housing, following blueprints, using hand tools and soldering equipment.
- Assembles aircraft cameras, still and motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, and frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, and power tools.
- Reads and interprets engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, and specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method and operation sequence.
