Home Appliance Repairers
Training and Education
| Fast Facts* | |
|---|---|
| Recommended Degree Level | Certificate or Higher |
| Salary, Typical | $35,170 |
| Salary Range | |
| Number of Jobs, 2012 | 34,510 |
| Annual Job Growth Rate | 2.4% |
| Job Openings per Year (est.) | 1,190 |
Many employers require long-term on-the-job training from job applicants. Bachelor's degrees are held by 7% of employees. People with some college experience but no degree make up 43% of home appliance repairers. The highest level of education for for 50% of workers was a high school diploma.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
A government survey revealed that 9% of employees work only part of the time. Home appliance repairers who work as their own boss represent 27% of the total.
Area Job Conditions
There are comparatively more jobs of this type in Colorado Springs (Colorado), Burlington (Vermont), and Haverhill (Massachusetts), and comparatively fewer in Las Vegas (Nevada), Boston (Massachusetts), and Memphis (Tennessee).
The earning potential for home appliance repairers appears to be highest in Tucson (Arizona), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Columbus (Ohio), and lowest (comparatively speaking) in Colorado Springs (Colorado), Saginaw (Michigan), and Billings (Montana).
Video Overview
Quickly shows the work of home appliance repairers. Created for the US Department of Labor.
Salaries by City
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| State | City / Region | Typical Salary | Salary Range | Job Count | % of All Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Birmingham - Hoover | $38,860 | N/A | N/A | |
| AR | Little Rock - North Little Rock - Conway | $18,730 | N/A | N/A | |
| AZ | Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale | $34,840 | 610 | 0.04% | |
| AZ | Tucson | $58,160 | 190 | 0.05% | |
| CA | Fresno | $39,940 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale (Metro Area) | $34,530 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura | $35,830 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario | $48,770 | 550 | 0.05% | |
| CA | Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Roseville | $38,100 | 170 | 0.02% | |
| CA | San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos | $30,530 | 310 | 0.02% | |
| CA | San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City (Metro Area) | $42,890 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara | $40,300 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine (Metro Area) | $27,300 | N/A | N/A | |
| CO | Colorado Springs | $30,860 | N/A | N/A | |
| CO | Denver - Aurora - Broomfield | $36,440 | 230 | 0.02% | |
| CO | Fort Collins - Loveland | $35,720 | 80 | 0.06% | |
| CT | Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk | $45,990 | 70 | 0.02% | |
| CT | Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford | $35,180 | N/A | N/A | |
| CT | Norwich - New London | $39,330 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| DC | Washington - Arlington - Alexandria (Metro Area) | $41,450 | 450 | 0.02% | |
| DE | Wilmington (Metro Area) | $35,100 | N/A | N/A | |
| FL | Cape Coral - Fort Myers | $24,420 | 160 | 0.08% | |
| FL | Crestview - Fort Walton Beach - Destin | $34,110 | 30 | 0.04% | |
| FL | Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach (Metro Area) | $34,790 | 330 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Jacksonville | $31,250 | N/A | N/A | |
| FL | Lakeland - Winter Haven | $41,770 | 70 | 0.04% | |
| FL | Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall (Metro Area) | $35,530 | 470 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Naples - Marco Island | $28,230 | 90 | 0.08% | |
| FL | North Port - Bradenton - Sarasota | $33,400 | 60 | 0.03% | |
| FL | Ocala | $31,620 | 30 | 0.04% | |
| FL | Orlando - Kissimmee - Sanford | $37,540 | 500 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville | $26,440 | 50 | 0.03% | |
| FL | Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent | $33,390 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| FL | Port St. Lucie | $19,080 | N/A | N/A | |
| FL | Punta Gorda | $24,550 | 30 | 0.09% | |
| FL | Tallahassee | $26,470 | 70 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater | $36,180 | 540 | 0.05% | |
| FL | West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach (Metro Area) | $26,910 | 70 | 0.01% | |
| GA | Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta | $33,910 | 200 | 0.01% | |
| GA | Augusta - Richmond County | $34,530 | 40 | 0.02% | |
| GA | Savannah | $42,860 | N/A | N/A | |
| HI | Honolulu | $42,530 | 180 | 0.04% | |
| IA | Cedar Rapids | $34,690 | 130 | 0.10% | |
| IA | Des Moines - West Des Moines | $34,570 | N/A | N/A | |
| ID | Boise City - Nampa | $37,060 | 40 | 0.01% | |
| IL | Bloomington - Normal | $44,500 | 90 | 0.11% | |
| IL | Chicago - Joliet - Naperville (Metro Area) | $33,630 | 700 | 0.02% | |
| IL | Lake County - Kenosha County (Metro Area) | $34,930 | N/A | N/A | |
| IL | Peoria | $34,410 | 50 | 0.03% | |
| IN | Bloomington | $22,380 | 40 | 0.06% | |
| IN | Gary (Metro Area) | $31,710 | N/A | N/A | |
| IN | Indianapolis - Carmel | $34,560 | 340 | 0.04% | |
| KS | Wichita | $38,880 | 40 | 0.01% | |
| KY | Lexington - Fayette | $33,260 | 50 | 0.02% | |
| KY | Louisville - Jefferson County | $42,080 | 310 | 0.05% | |
| LA | Baton Rouge | $26,330 | N/A | N/A | |
| LA | Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux | N/A | 50 | 0.05% | |
| LA | Lafayette | $33,840 | 40 | 0.02% | |
| LA | New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner | $32,570 | 210 | 0.04% | |
| MA | Boston - Cambridge - Quincy (Metro Area) | $39,080 | 360 | 0.02% | |
| MA | Peabody (Metro Area) | $48,900 | 190 | 0.19% | |
| MA | Springfield | $41,890 | 60 | 0.02% | |
| MA | Worcester | $36,430 | N/A | N/A | |
| MD | Baltimore - Towson | $45,330 | 410 | 0.03% | |
| MD | Bethesda - Rockville - Frederick (Metro Area) | $49,670 | N/A | N/A | |
| ME | Portland - South Portland - Biddeford | $24,080 | N/A | N/A | |
| MI | Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn (Metro Area) | $46,690 | 140 | 0.02% | |
| MI | Flint | $30,360 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| MI | Lansing - East Lansing | $32,820 | 50 | 0.03% | |
| MI | Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills (Metro Area) | $52,460 | 260 | 0.02% | |
| MN | Duluth | $53,220 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| MN | Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington | $36,140 | 480 | 0.03% | |
| MO | Columbia | $30,600 | N/A | N/A | |
| MO | Joplin | $36,690 | N/A | N/A | |
| MO | Kansas City | $35,240 | 80 | 0.01% | |
| MO | Springfield | $27,050 | 80 | 0.04% | |
| MO | St. Louis | $40,310 | 110 | 0.01% | |
| MS | Jackson | $32,330 | 90 | 0.04% | |
| MT | Billings | $21,980 | N/A | N/A | |
| NC | Asheville | $38,440 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| NC | Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill | $35,540 | 80 | 0.01% | |
| NC | Durham - Chapel Hill | $39,700 | N/A | N/A | |
| NC | Raleigh - Cary | $41,550 | 210 | 0.04% | |
| NC | Wilmington | $39,380 | N/A | N/A | |
| ND | Fargo | $45,380 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| NE | Lincoln | $52,190 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| NE | Omaha - Council Bluffs | $35,490 | 170 | 0.04% | |
| NJ | Atlantic City - Hammonton | $61,700 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| NJ | Edison - New Brunswick (Metro Area) | $55,200 | 870 | 0.09% | |
| NJ | Newark - Union (Metro Area) | $61,630 | 320 | 0.03% | |
| NM | Albuquerque | $28,790 | 80 | 0.02% | |
| NM | Las Cruces | $18,710 | N/A | N/A | |
| NV | Las Vegas - Paradise | N/A | 60 | 0.01% | |
| NY | Albany - Schenectady - Troy | $37,200 | 30 | 0.01% | |
| NY | Buffalo - Niagara Falls | $31,060 | N/A | N/A | |
| NY | Nassau - Suffolk (Metro Area) | $33,980 | N/A | N/A | |
| NY | New York - White Plains - Wayne (Metro Area) | $35,460 | 2,110 | 0.04% | |
| NY | Rochester | $41,180 | 290 | 0.06% | |
| OH | Akron | $31,710 | N/A | N/A | |
| OH | Canton - Massillon | $18,970 | 120 | 0.07% | |
| OH | Cincinnati - Middletown | $31,610 | N/A | N/A | |
| OH | Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor | $34,820 | 200 | 0.02% | |
| OH | Toledo | $18,350 | N/A | N/A | |
| OH | Youngstown - Warren - Boardman | $29,880 | N/A | N/A | |
| OK | Oklahoma City | $34,450 | N/A | N/A | |
| OK | Tulsa | $28,550 | 200 | 0.05% | |
| OR | Medford | $31,270 | 30 | 0.04% | |
| OR | Portland - Vancouver - Hillsboro | $36,310 | 160 | 0.02% | |
| PA | Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton | $38,760 | 50 | 0.01% | |
| PA | Altoona | $32,350 | N/A | N/A | |
| PA | Erie | $27,450 | N/A | N/A | |
| PA | Harrisburg - Carlisle | $30,930 | 90 | 0.03% | |
| PA | Lancaster | $36,410 | 130 | 0.06% | |
| PA | Lebanon | $45,190 | 40 | 0.07% | |
| PA | Philadelphia (Metro Area) | $34,310 | 630 | 0.03% | |
| PA | Pittsburgh | $42,670 | 250 | 0.02% | |
| PA | Reading | $30,610 | 80 | 0.05% | |
| PA | Scranton - Wilkes - Barre | N/A | 70 | 0.03% | |
| PA | York - Hanover | $29,710 | 40 | 0.02% | |
| RI | Providence - Fall River - Warwick | $43,940 | 70 | 0.01% | |
| SC | Charleston - North Charleston - Summerville | $24,680 | N/A | N/A | |
| SC | Columbia | $36,100 | 110 | 0.03% | |
| SC | Greenville - Mauldin - Easley | $28,620 | N/A | N/A | |
| SD | Sioux Falls | $37,190 | 70 | 0.05% | |
| TN | Chattanooga | $24,050 | 130 | 0.06% | |
| TN | Knoxville | $29,890 | 110 | 0.03% | |
| TN | Memphis | $26,520 | N/A | N/A | |
| TN | Nashville - Davidson - Murfreesboro - Franklin | $32,290 | 200 | 0.03% | |
| TX | Austin - Round Rock - San Marcos | $38,150 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Brownsville - Harlingen | $19,790 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| TX | Dallas - Plano - Irving (Metro Area) | $29,060 | 370 | 0.02% | |
| TX | El Paso | $30,760 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Fort Worth - Arlington (Metro Area) | $34,780 | 220 | 0.03% | |
| TX | Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown | $36,990 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Longview | $25,480 | 70 | 0.07% | |
| TX | Lubbock | $35,810 | N/A | N/A | |
| UT | Ogden - Clearfield | $37,790 | 60 | 0.03% | |
| UT | Provo - Orem | $22,750 | N/A | N/A | |
| UT | Salt Lake City | $42,220 | 160 | 0.03% | |
| VA | Charlottesville | $22,580 | N/A | N/A | |
| VA | Richmond | $38,890 | 230 | 0.04% | |
| VA | Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News | $34,610 | 380 | 0.05% | |
| VT | Burlington - South Burlington | $40,610 | 50 | 0.04% | |
| WA | Bellingham | $34,650 | 30 | 0.05% | |
| WA | Seattle - Bellevue - Everett (Metro Area) | $40,570 | 560 | 0.04% | |
| WA | Spokane | $34,360 | 30 | 0.02% | |
| WI | Eau Claire | $31,530 | 40 | 0.06% | |
| WI | Madison | $39,010 | 50 | 0.01% | |
| WI | Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis | $32,700 | 330 | 0.04% |