Also called: Camera & Lens Technician
Fixes and maintains digital cameras, film cameras, and lenses for photographers and rental houses.
A camera repair tech opens up a lens that was dropped on a film set, cleans fungus off the glass, and realigns the elements with tiny tools. Then they test sharpness on a chart and ship it back to the rental house before the next shoot.
Approximate; similar to camera and photographic equipment repairers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Electronics training plus on-the-job learning.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology.
Shrinking. Fewer people fix cameras, but film and cinema gear technicians stay in demand.
Low risk for 10 years. Delicate hands-on repair of cameras and lenses is hard to automate, though fewer people own dedicated cameras.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Physics, Photography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9061.
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