Installation & Repair
Consumer Electronics Technicians
SOC 49-2097
Repair consumer electronics like TVs and audio equipment.
The job
Median pay
$53k
$44k to $67k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.8% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
19/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
36th pct
More exposed than 36% of occupations · modeled estimate · 43rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
55/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,590 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Texas | 2,490 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Florida | 1,610 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $50k |
| Georgia | 890 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $50k |
| New York | 870 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $62k |
| North Carolina | 660 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $44k |
| New Jersey | 650 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $49k |
| Missouri | 580 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $51k |
| Pennsylvania | 560 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Colorado | 550 | 0.2 | 1.5× | $58k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 530 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $63k |
| Arizona | 520 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $45k |
| South Carolina | 480 | 0.2 | 1.6× | $45k |
| Tennessee | 400 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Virginia | 370 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $56k |
| Washington | 350 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $71k |
| Massachusetts | 348 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $56k~ |
| Utah | 330 | 0.2 | 1.5× | $53k |
| Michigan | 310 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Idaho | 240 | 0.3 | 2.2× | $57k |
| Alabama | 230 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Iowa | 228 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $64k~ |
| Arkansas | 220 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $47k |
| Maryland | 200 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $65k |
| Nevada | 190 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Ohio | 190 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $48k |
| Kentucky | 180 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $48k |
| Connecticut | 178 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $75k~ |
| Indiana | 170 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $46k |
| Oklahoma | 150 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $48k |
| Wisconsin | 150 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Nebraska | 147 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $40k~ |
| Louisiana | 140 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $53k |
| Oregon | 130 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $60k |
| Mississippi | 120 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $42k |
| West Virginia | 115 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $44k~ |
| New Mexico | 110 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Kansas | 100 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $50k |
| Maine | 92 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $53k~ |
| New Hampshire | 90 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $63k~ |
| Hawaii | 85 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $58k~ |
| Alaska | 63 | 0.2 | 1.5× | $66k~ |
| Montana | 60 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $61k |
| South Dakota | 60 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Delaware | 53 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $70k~ |
| Rhode Island | 52 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $54k~ |
| Minnesota | 40 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $54k |
| North Dakota | 40 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Washington DC | 35 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $58k~ |
| Vermont | 35 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $53k~ |
| Wyoming | 30 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $33k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,060 jobs · $51k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ760 jobs · $72k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX680 jobs · $52k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX600 jobs · $46k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA470 jobs · $59k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN470 jobs · $63k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD430 jobs · $64k median
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL400 jobs · $50k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Consumer Electronics Technicians interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.