Home Appliance Repairers
What Home Appliance Repairers Do
Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.1/5
- Mechanicalimportance 4.0/5
- English Languageimportance 3.4/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.4/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.4/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.4/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 3.2/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.0/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Telephone Conversations4.9/5
- Contact With Others4.8/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.7/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.5/5
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.
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers95% skill match
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines95% skill match
- Rail Car Repairers94% skill match
- Motorcycle Mechanics94% skill match
- Helpers--Electricians94% skill match
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers94% skill match
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door93% skill match
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles93% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Repairingimportance 3.9/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.6/5
- Troubleshootingimportance 3.6/5
- Operations Monitoringimportance 3.5/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.5/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.1/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
- Equipment Selectionimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Intac International Wintac
- Parts database software
- RazorSync
- Route mapping software
- ServiceMax
- Web browser software
- dESCO ESC
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Perseverance
- Self-Control
- Achievement Orientation
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
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
- ArtisticLow
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 home appliance repairers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Terre Haute, IN3.70× national avg
- 2Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI3.62× national avg
- 3Bloomington, IL2.67× national avg
- 4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI2.15× national avg
- 5Columbia, MO2.11× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
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.
Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
- NUC University (Bayamon, PR)grads earn ~$28,922
- Tri-County Technical College (Pendleton, SC)
- South Florida Institute of Technology (Miami, FL)grads earn ~$44,894
- Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ)
- Pima Community College (Tucson, AZ)grads earn ~$64,816