Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
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.
Also called: A/V Installation Tech (Audio Visual Installation Technician), A/V Installer (Audio Visual Installer), Electronic Tech (Electronic Technician), Field Service Tech (Field Service Technician), Home Theater Installer, Installer
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $57,930
- $27.85/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- Not published
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- Not published
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- plus Short-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
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $48,220 | $52,040 | $57,930 | $76,680 | $83,660 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- 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.
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 exposure26 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 30
- Language-model AIOE 26
- GPTs-are-GPTs 22
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is lower, and observed AI use is little or none. AI tools may help with looking up repair steps or explaining a problem to a customer. Mounting speakers, running wires, and testing equipment with meters and oscilloscopes are hands-on work that AI tools do not do.
Likely to change
- Looking up repair steps and fault causes
- Explaining problems and repairs to customers
Still relies on people
- Mounting and wiring speakers on site
- Testing and calibrating equipment with tools
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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