Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers vs Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment: $53K vs $74K Median Pay

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers vs Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment: what changes?

Consider Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers if you want to install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. Consider Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment if you would rather repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas. Both list postsecondary nondegree award; compare training and prior experience separately.

Try this next: Compare three local entry-level postings for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers and Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment. List the duties, credentials, prior experience, and paid training each employer actually asks for. Try a supervised class or sample project from each field before choosing a program.

BLS 2025 wages and 2025–2035 projections. National medians are not starting offers. Occupation size is not a count of vacancies. View the BLS data.

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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

National median pay (2025): $52,600
Route into the job: Postsecondary nondegree award; One month or less of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing
Prior related experience: No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
Training and licensing: One month or less of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing.
Work to investigate: Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
Annual openings (2025–2035): 2,200

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This is a small national occupation (22,400 jobs in 2025), so location and employer concentration can matter more than the national median suggests.

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

National median pay (2025): $74,090
Route into the job: Postsecondary nondegree award; More than 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing
Prior related experience: No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
Training and licensing: More than 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing.
Work to investigate: Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
Annual openings (2025–2035): 4,700

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BLS projects essentially flat employment (0.3%) through 2035. Annual openings mostly reflect replacement, not a rapidly expanding field.

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How the national numbers differ

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers has the edge on projected growth

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers is at 4.8% projected growth, compared with 0.3% projected growth for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment has the edge on median pay

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment is at $74,090, compared with $52,600 for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment has the edge on annual openings

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment is at 4,700 annual openings, compared with 2,200 annual openings for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers.

46.1/ 100

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

49/ 100

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Each available metric is ranked from 0 to 100 against the careers on ChooseField. The weighted average uses this profile: pay 30%, growth 25%, openings 30%, preparation level 15%. Missing values are not scored as zero; their weights are redistributed across available metrics. Occupation size has zero weight: employment is not accessible vacancies. Preparation categories do not measure admission difficulty or years without earnings. The score summarizes national measures; local opportunities and personal fit still need separate consideration.

Detailed evidence

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers vs Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Dimension	Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Median pay (2025)	$52,600	$74,090
Pay percentile	37.8 percentile	63.7 percentile
Projected growth (2025–2035)	4.8%	0.3%
Annual openings (2025–2035)	2,200	4,700
2025 employment	22,400	65,500
How you qualify	Postsecondary nondegree award; One month or less of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing	Postsecondary nondegree award; More than 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing
O*NET preparation group	Job Zone 3	Job Zone 3
Related work experience	No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.	No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
On-the-job training	One month or less of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing.	More than 12 months of on-the-job training, in addition to any qualifying education or licensing.

The table reports national benchmarks and reviewed work descriptions. It does not rate personal suitability, job security, or physical safety.

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Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers vs Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment: what changes?

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How the national numbers differ

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers has the edge on projected growth

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment has the edge on median pay

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment has the edge on annual openings

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