Compare A Audio Video Technician ↔ B Computer Repair Technician

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Your route

2 moves · -$3,960 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Audio Video Installer: license depends on the work (No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Computer Repair Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Audio Video Technician to Audio Video Installer -$1,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.71.
- Gates: license depends on the work (No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Installation
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Audio Video Installer to Computer Repair Technician -$2,290 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers: Texas median $45,480, $3,960 less a year than all Audio and Video Technicians ($49,440), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Computer Repair Technician 19%, Audio Video Technician 21%.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$49,440-$3,960$45,480

Gates on the route: Audio Video Installer: license depends on the work (No TDLR electrician license for fiber, cabling and communications circuits (1305.003(a)(12)). Alarm or access control work may need a DPS license: not checked (site unreachable 2026-10-03)), experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.8% Texas, 460 openings a year

B +7.4% Texas, 790 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

21%-3 pts19%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

1.8 / 5+0.42.2 / 5

Standing+1.47Standing: A 2.45, B 3.92
Cramped space+1.25Cramped space: A 1.93, B 3.18
Very hot or cold+1.14Very hot or cold: A 1.41, B 2.55
Outdoors, all weather+0.82Outdoors, all weather: A 1.43, B 2.25
Bending or twisting+0.67Bending or twisting: A 1.91, B 2.58

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 17% do).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 37%).

B Most common related work experience: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Time Management
Operations Monitoring
Reading Comprehension

To build: 6

Repairing +1.37
Equipment Maintenance +0.87
Troubleshooting +0.63
Active Listening +0.50
Equipment Selection +0.50
Installation +0.50

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