Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
Also called: Camera Repair Technician · Camera Repairman · Camera Technician · Photo Equipment Technician · Photo Technologist · Photographic Equipment Repair Technician
Median pay (national)
$49,300
$36,020–$76,550 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
2,010
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
-15.1%
~200 openings/yr
Typical entry
High school diploma or equivalent
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for camera and photographic equipment repairers shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $76,550 versus $36,020 at the bottom 10% — 2.1x. The median of $49,300 leaves roughly 55% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change -15.1% from 2024 to 2034 — a projected decline, against +3% across all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 200 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 13 states with released data, Virginia pays the most for this role (median $70,420, +43% vs the national median), while North Carolina sits lowest at $36,180 — a 95% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
- Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.
- Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.
- Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
- Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.
- Requisition parts or materials.
- Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.
Tools & technology
- RepairTRAX
- Statistical process control SPC software
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Word
Knowledge areas
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Engineering and Technology
- Administrative
- Education and Training
- Sales and Marketing