Repairs washers, dryers, refrigerators, and ovens in people's homes.
You diagnose a fridge that is not cooling, replace a fan motor, and fix a washer that floods the laundry room.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training or short courses.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Appliance Repair (certificate).
Shrinking. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Remote diagnostics and replace-not-repair appliances shrink some calls; in-home fixes stay hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to appliance repair companies for technician trainee jobs First: EPA Section 608 certification (an online test) to work on refrigerators
Classes: Electrical CTE, Physics, Customer service.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9031.
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