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title: "Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairer"
description: "Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairer

**Category:** Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · **SOC code:** 49-2011 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 49-2011.00

Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.

Also advertised as: ATM Technician (Automated Teller Machine Technician); Computer Repair Technician (Computer Repair Tech); Copier Technician (Copier Tech); Customer Service Engineer; Field Engineer; Field Service Engineer; Field Service Technician (Field Service Tech); Field Technician (Field Tech).

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $47,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $22.99/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $35,910 to $71,730, with the middle half between $38,900 and $59,870
- **Total US employment:** 65,600
- **Typical entry education:** Some college
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** -3.0% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 6,100 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 45/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 65,600 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,910 |
| 25th | $38,900 |
| 50th (median) | $47,810 |
| 75th | $59,870 |
| 90th | $71,730 |
| Mean (average) | $50,880 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CT | $61,190 | $59,058 | 380 |
| NH | $60,570 | $58,148 | 260 |
| SD | $59,700 | $67,392 | 300 |
| ND | $58,720 | $66,008 | 160 |
| CA | $58,280 | $52,637 | 7,250 |
| NJ | $57,330 | $52,691 | 2,190 |
| NY | $57,290 | $53,085 | 3,240 |
| MA | $57,270 | $54,152 | 1,350 |
| MD | $54,120 | $51,563 | 960 |
| VT | $53,610 | $54,728 | 80 |
| OK | $51,880 | $59,060 | 780 |
| DE | $51,550 | $51,649 | 250 |
| MN | $50,540 | $51,247 | 1,720 |
| LA | $50,150 | $56,855 | 900 |
| RI | $49,700 | $48,592 | 70 |

37 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 52 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-automated-teller-and-office-machine-repairer/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/computer-automated-teller-and-office-machine-repairer.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 72,100 in the 2025–2035 base year to 69,900 by the end of the cycle — a loss of 2,100 jobs, or -3.0%. Declining: -3.0% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 6,100 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** Some college, no degree (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

## What the work involves

- Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
- Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
- Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms.
- Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs.
- Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.
- Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
- Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.
- Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Active Listening — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Learning Strategies — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Repairing — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Troubleshooting — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Equipment Selection — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Equipment Maintenance — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Computers and Electronics — importance 4.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mechanical — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Engineering and Technology — importance 3.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Communications and Media — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Near Vision — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Comprehension — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Finger Dexterity — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 5.83 |
| C — Conventional | 5.50 |
| I — Investigative | 2.65 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.79 |
| S — Social | 1.75 |
| A — Artistic | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 93.5 |
| ISFJ | 80.6 |
| ESTJ | 79.3 |
| ISTP | 72.8 |
| INTJ | 64.9 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Electrical and Electronics Repairer, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairer-commercial-and-industrial-equipment) — median $74,090
- [Calibration Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/calibration-technologist-and-technician) — median $67,820
- [Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/telecommunications-equipment-installer-and-repairer) — median $63,890
- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologist-and-technician) — median $78,190
- [Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer and Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/coin-vending-and-amusement-machine-servicer-and-repairer) — median $47,450
- [Electromechanical Equipment Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electromechanical-equipment-assembler) — median $45,930
- [Computer User Support Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-user-support-specialist) — median $61,860
- [Robotics Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/robotics-technician) — median $73,900
- [Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer, Transportation Equipment](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-installer-and-repairer-transportation-equipment) — median $84,890
- [Industrial Machinery Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-machinery-mechanic) — median $64,520

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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