All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.
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Licensing, certifications and working conditions
State licensing. Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other is licensed or registered in 2 of 57 states and territories, as reported by each state to CareerOneStop. A license often applies only to certain roles within a career, and records were last updated between 2010 and 2024, so confirm requirements with the state licensing board.
Certifications. CareerOneStop directly links 3 professional certifications to Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. 1 of them are in CareerOneStop's "Core" group, for example: Specialist in Precision Optics (SPO). Certifications are voluntary credentials offered by the organizations named; listing one is not an endorsement.
Sources: CareerOneStop (licenses and certifications), part of the CareerOneStop suite of web products, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (working conditions, wages). MajorPays has reorganized this information; these agencies have not approved or endorsed it. See it interactively, with state-by-state detail →
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Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other are Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (30% of the jobs counted, median pay $53,860), Federal Executive Branch (21% of the jobs counted, median pay $76,460), Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (19% of the jobs counted, median pay $75,130), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (10% of the jobs counted) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Federal Executive Branch ($76,460), Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers ($75,130), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($53,860). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.
Injury and illness rates. For the broader group "Precision instrument and equipment repairers", which includes this career (BLS did not publish enough cases for this exact occupation), employers reported 51.8 nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers, compared with 94.6 for all U.S. workers; the median case kept the worker away 6 days (all workers: 8) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024). Rates reflect the work setting as well as the occupation.
Union membership. In the broad group "Installation, maintenance, and repair", which includes this career, 12.5% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $1,571 for union members and $1,140 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other.
Employer benefits. In the broad group "Natural resources, construction, and maintenance", which includes this career, 74% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 79% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 78% had paid sick leave, 86% paid vacation and 89% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $48.59 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Natural resources, construction, and maintenance" in June 2026 ($32.96 in wages and salaries and $15.63 in benefits, 32.2% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →
Instrumentation Technology/Technician
CIP 15.0404