As of June 2026, Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
More exposed than 41% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$52,600. About 2,600 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Installation & Repair roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (91%).
- Keep records of work orders and test and maintenance reports.
- Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
- Disassemble entertainment equipment and repair or replace loose, worn, or defective components and wiring, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
- 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.
- Tune or adjust equipment and instruments to obtain optimum visual or auditory reception, according to specifications, manuals, and drawings.
- Instruct customers on the safe and proper use of equipment.
- Position or mount speakers, and wire speakers to consoles.
- Make service calls to repair units in customers' homes, or return units to shops for major repairs.
- Compute cost estimates for labor and materials.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
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