household appliances repair technician
Household appliances repair technicians use electrical equipment to test resistance or voltage and to identify appliances' malfunctions. They repair small and large electrical or gas home appliances such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners and refrigerators.
household appliances repair technician household appliances repair technicians use electrical equipment to test resistance or voltage and to identify appliances' malfunctions. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances, electrical household appliances products, create solutions to problems, apply company policies, maintain records of maintenance interventions.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £39,647 a year for Electricians and electrical fitters (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £32,287 to £49,138 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5241). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only household appliances repair technician, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
- Sales and Marketing
- Engineering and Technology
What you'd actually do
- Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
- Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
- Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.
- Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
- Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
- Replace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does household appliances repair technician do?
Household appliances repair technicians use electrical equipment to test resistance or voltage and to identify appliances' malfunctions. They repair small and large electrical or gas home appliances such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners and refrigerators.
What skills does household appliances repair technician need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances, electrical household appliances products, create solutions to problems, apply company policies, maintain records of maintenance interventions, install electrical household appliances. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace household appliances repair technician?
Our AI-durability model gives household appliances repair technician a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.