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Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles in Washington

Thinking about a career as an Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles in Washington? Here’s what you need to know. Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.

What do Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Make in Washington?

For electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles working in Washington, wages run about $50,350 per year (or roughly $24.21/hour).Pay can range from $44,500 at the 10th percentile to $81,000 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$44,500	$21.39
25th percentile	$50,040	$24.06
Median (50th)	$50,350	$24.21
75th percentile	$61,160	$29.41
90th percentile	$81,000	$38.94

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Washington nationwide is 0.19, indicating fewer electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earn a median of $61,541 per year ($29.59/hour), lower than the Washington median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 164,247 electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles across the United States. In Washington alone, approximately 40 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 170 electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles.

Top States for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles Employment

The table below shows the states where the most electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	1,430
California	1,270
Indiana	750
Tennessee	600
Florida	570
Ohio	500
New York	450
Georgia	400
Virginia	370
North Carolina	360
Minnesota	320
Pennsylvania	280
Illinois	270
Missouri	190
Oregon	170
South Carolina	160
Mississippi	150
New Jersey	140
Nevada	130
Wisconsin	130

Highest-Paying States for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

These states pay the most for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles.

State	Annual Median Salary
Iowa	$59,870
New York	$58,760
Georgia	$56,750
New Mexico	$56,680
Indiana	$55,540
California	$55,190
Kentucky	$54,430
Nebraska	$51,190
Massachusetts	$50,600
Washington	$50,350

Skills

The most important electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles typically:

• Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.
• Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.
• Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers.
• Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.
• Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
• Run new speaker and electrical cables.
• Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
• Remove seats, carpeting, and interiors of doors and add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, reinstalling interior parts.
• Record results of diagnostic tests.
• Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
• Replace and clean electrical or electronic components.
• Build fiberglass or wooden enclosures for sound components, and fit them to automobile dimensions.

Work Activities

• Getting Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Working with Computers
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Thinking Creatively
• Processing Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Providing Consultation and Advice to Others

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

• Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Related Careers

Careers similar to electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles include:

• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Automotive Engineering Technicians
• Calibration Technologists and Technicians
• Lighting Technicians
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

Also Known As

Accessory Installer, Appliance Installer, Auto Electrician (Automotive Electrician), Auto Phone Installer, Auto Radio Mechanic, Automatic Window Seat and Top Lift Repairer, Automotive Technician, Burglar Alarm Installer, Car Alarm Installer, Car Audio Installer, Car Electronics Installer, Car Stereo Installer, Custom Home Installer, Electrical Tryout Person, Electronic Equipment Installer.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-2096.00