Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
What Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers Do
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 3 of 5Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Mechanicalimportance 3.9/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.7/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.6/5
- English Languageimportance 3.5/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.3/5
- Administrativeimportance 2.8/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.8/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 2.7/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.7/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.6/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.4/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Watch and Clock Repairers83% skill match
- Medical Equipment Repairers78% skill match
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians78% skill match
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics76% skill match
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians76% skill match
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners75% skill match
- Home Appliance Repairers73% skill match
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General72% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Troubleshootingimportance 3.9/5
- Repairingimportance 3.8/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.4/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.4/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Equipment Selectionimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Achievement Orientation
- Perseverance
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Innovation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where camera and photographic equipment repairers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ0.64× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentLateral Move
- Medical Equipment RepairersLateral Move
- Watch and Clock RepairersLateral Move
- Avionics TechniciansLateral Move
See the full career path from Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers →
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Watchmaking and Jewelrymaking
- Sonoran Desert Institute (Tempe, AZ)grads earn ~$54,922
- Sonoran Desert Institute (Tempe, AZ)grads earn ~$85,119
- Colorado School of Trades (Lakewood, CO)grads earn ~$44,411
- Montgomery Community College (Troy, NC)
- Paris Junior College (Paris, TX)