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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.

Also called: Auto Tech (Automotive Technician), Car Alarm Installer, Car Electronics Installer, Car Stereo Installer, Electronic Equipment Installer, Electronic Technician

Median pay in Greater Boston
$56,110
$26.98/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
Not published
Massachusetts 2024–2034
Not published
Typical U.S. entry requirement
High school diploma or equivalent
plus Moderate-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$46,330$46,950$56,110$58,830$58,830

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
  • 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.
  • Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
  • Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
  • Record results of diagnostic tests.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Lower exposure24 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 23
  • Language-model AIOE 22
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 27

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is lower, and observed AI use is little or none so far. AI tools may help with writing repair estimates and finding diagnostic information. Installing equipment, testing wiring with instruments, and talking with customers about problems still rely on people.

Likely to change

  • Writing repair cost estimates
  • Looking up diagnostic and wiring information

Still relies on people

  • Installing equipment inside vehicles by hand
  • Talking with customers about what went wrong

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