Repairers in large shops generally are more specialized than those in small shops. Employers prefer to hire high school graduates with mechanical aptitude and knowledge of our work experience in basic electricity and electronics. Some persons prepare for this occupation by taking postsecondary training courses in appliance repair.
Mechanical aptitude is also desirable.
The work is generally safe, although repairers could have an accident while handling electrical parts and lifting and moving large appliances. Appliance repairers generally work with little or no supervision, which appeals to many people. Many work a 40-hour week, but during peak summer months work evenings and weekends. Employment of Appliance repairers is expected to increase slower than average for all occupations through 2008. Employment growth will be constrained as the frequency of repairs is reduced by increased use of electronic parts such as solid state circuitry, microprocessors, and sensing devices in appliances.