Georgia·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-2011

Best Computer programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax.

22 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 894 people a year. The job pays a median of $45,390 in Georgia across about 2,330 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledCopier TechnicianService TechnicianComputer TechnicianATM Technician (Automated Teller Machine Technician)MechanicRepair AgentField EngineerField Technician
Graduates / yr
894
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
$45,390
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
2,330
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
43%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Georgia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Georgia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 47.0104In Georgia
894
100.0%
22$37,415$9,500

Top 22 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
207Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician32%
2Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
182Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician47%
3Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
72Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician49%
4Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
53Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician38%
5Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
47Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician44%
6Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
44Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician42%
7Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
38Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician43%
8Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
31Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician65%
9West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
29Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician35%
10Southeastern Technical College
Vidalia, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
24Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician38%
11Athens Technical College
Athens, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
23Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician51%
12Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
23Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician31%
13Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
20Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician43%
14South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
20Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician61%
15Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
18Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician48%
16Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
17Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician31%
17North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
10Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician39%
18Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
10Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician50%
19Albany Technical College
Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
8Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician42%
20Columbus Technical College
Columbus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
8Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician27%
21Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
7Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician34%
22Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
3Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician58%

All 22 schools in Georgia

Every school in Georgia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrencevillePublic2071
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsPublic1821
Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlantaPublic721
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMariettaPublic531
Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkstonPublic471
Savannah Technical CollegeSavannahPublic441
Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRomePublic381
Oconee Fall Line Technical CollegeSandersvillePublic311
West Georgia Technical CollegeWacoPublic291
Southeastern Technical CollegeVidaliaPublic241
Athens Technical CollegeAthensPublic231
Augusta Technical CollegeAugustaPublic231
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboroPublic201
South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericusPublic201
Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycrossPublic181

What computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers earn in Georgia

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Georgia
$45,390
Mean annual
$47,010
Jobs in state
2,330
What the range looks like
10th pct$34,080Median$45,39090th pct$62,780
Versus the national median
-5.1%

U.S. median $47,810. Georgia pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.13×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$45,980median
1,440 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$44,770median
60 jobs
Savannah, GA
$40,500median
100 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$44,580median
30 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$39,810median
50 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$35,980median
80 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$38,080median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-0.9%
Little or no change
Openings per year
7,600
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-700
79,100 → 78,400
Typical entry education
Some college, no degree
Plus short-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers page.

How to become a Computer

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Some college, no degree
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingSpeakingReading ComprehensionWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Georgia

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 2 majors mapped to Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0102Business Machine Repair(no graduates reported)
  • 47.0104Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become a Computer?+

Some college, no degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, which awarded 894 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 894 people a year in Georgia.

How much do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers earn in Georgia?+

The median is $45,390 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.1% below the U.S. median of $47,810. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers growing?+

BLS projects a -0.9% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 7,600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+

22 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Copier Technician, Service Technician, Computer Technician, ATM Technician (Automated Teller Machine Technician) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-2011.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers in other statesArizonaNew YorkCaliforniaLouisianaOklahomaFloridaTexasMississippi

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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