Also called: Camera & Lens Technician, Photographic Equipment Repairer
Repairs and calibrates cameras, lenses and film equipment for photographers, studios and collectors.
You open up a vintage film camera with a sticky shutter, clean and adjust it, and test its speeds on a tester. Next you calibrate autofocus on a pro lens. Film photography's comeback keeps old-camera specialists busy.
BLS 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. On-the-job training or electronics program.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking. Small, shrinking niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Phones replaced many cameras, but film and pro gear still need hands-on repair from a few experts.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Photography, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9061.
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