Skilled Trades
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
Median salary (BLS)
$47,810
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$36k – $72k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Entry / Junior
$35,910
~2 yrs to advance
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Established
$47,810
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Senior
$59,770
Key skills
A typical day
- •Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
- •Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
- •Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
- •Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
- •Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.