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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Description
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
Common Tasks
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
- Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
- Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
- Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
Required Education
Postsecondary non-degree award
Wages
In 2016 the mean hourly wage in the Greater Sacramento area was $34.36 . The hourly rate for this occupation typically paid between $17.39 and $49.74 .
In 2016 the mean annual salary in the Greater Sacramento area was $71,471.77 . The annual salary for this occupation typically paid between $36,185.93 and $103,460.62 .
Occupation Outlook
This occupation employed 200 people in the Greater Sacramento area during 2014.
By 2024, there is expected to be an increase of 10.0% in the number of jobs in the Greater Sacramento area for this occupation, bringing to total number to 220.
By 2024, in the Greater Sacramento area, the median hourly rate for this occupation is expected to be $34.00 with the median annual salary reaching $72,392.
