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Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.

Median salary

$49,300

Typical range

$36k – $77k

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Education

Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

    Entry / Junior

    $36,020

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

    Established

    $49,300

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

    Senior

    $62,925

Key skills

A typical day

  • 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.
  • Requisition parts or materials.

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