Career
Home appliance repairers
Repair household appliances.
$50,990
Median pay
+1.9%
Job growth, 2025–35
2,800
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
- Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
- Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.
- Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
- Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Repairing, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though moderate-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $50,990 a year and 2,800 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Appliance Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0106
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,010 · +10.9%
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,210 · +4.4%
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,520 · +17.8%
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,830 · +3.9%
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$74,340 · +4.3%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.