Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

What the job really is

Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.

At a glance

• Sector: Installation, Maintenance & Repair
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-2097
• O*NET job zone: 3 — medium preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 11
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
• 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.
• Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
• Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
• Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
• Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
• Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
• Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
• Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
• Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
• Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Word, Adjustable hand wrenches, Audio calibration software, Box cutters, Cable flaring tools, Cable pulling tools, Cable ringers, Cable stripping tools, Coaxial cable strippers, Cordless drills

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
• Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
• Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
• Audio and Video Technicians
• Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 3 (medium preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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