Missouri·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-2096

Best Electronic Equipment Installer programs in Missouri, ranked by enrollment

Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor.

12 schools in Missouri run programs that feed this job, graduating 323 people a year. The job pays a median of $38,760 in Missouri across about 70 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledCar Audio InstallerCar Stereo InstallerAutomotive TechnicianMobile Electronics Installation SpecialistWirerInstallerGenerator ManGenerator Worker
Graduates / yr
323
in Missouri
Median pay · Missouri
$38,760
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
70
people employed
Schools
12
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
60%
across those schools
Median net price
$17,520
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Missouri that lead to this job

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

1 programs in Missouri that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Missouri (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 Missouri page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 47.0604In Missouri
323
100.0%
12$37,089$11,790

Top 12 schools in Missouri

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 4 of the 12 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
95Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician21%
2State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
73Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$42,54484%
3Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
70Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$43,49153%$17,520
4Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
43Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$38,45733%
5State Fair Community College
Sedalia, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
14Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician44%
6Franklin Technology Center Adult Education
Joplin, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
7Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician73%
7Jefferson College
Hillsboro, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
7Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician38%
8East Central College
Union, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
6Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician48%
9Grand River Technical School
Chillicothe, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
3Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$29,08389%88%
10Kirksville Area Technical Center
Kirksville, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
2Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician100%62%
11Southern Missouri Technical Institute
West Plains, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
2Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician83%
12Mineral Area College
Park Hills, MO Public · 1 feeder programs
1Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician49%

All 12 schools in Missouri

Every school in Missouri 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 Missouri that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgetonPublic951
State Technical College of MissouriLinnPublic731
Ranken Technical CollegeSaint LouisPrivate not-for-profit701
Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldPublic431
State Fair Community CollegeSedaliaPublic141
Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationJoplinPublic71
Jefferson CollegeHillsboroPublic71
East Central CollegeUnionPublic61
Grand River Technical SchoolChillicothePublic31
Kirksville Area Technical CenterKirksvillePublic21
Southern Missouri Technical InstituteWest PlainsPublic21
Mineral Area CollegePark HillsPublic11

What electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earn in Missouri

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

Median annual in Missouri
$38,760
Mean annual
$42,380
Jobs in state
70
What the range looks like
10th pct$34,530Median$38,76090th pct$62,090
Versus the national median
-20.0%

U.S. median $48,420. Missouri pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.46×

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

Metro areas in Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL
$38,990median
50 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$39,400median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-13.6%
Decline
Openings per year
600
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-1,400
10,300 → 8,900
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus moderate-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 Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles page.

How to become a Electronic Equipment Installer

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-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

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

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

Related careers in Missouri

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0604Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles programs in Missouri.

What degree do you need to become an Electronic Equipment Installer?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, which awarded 323 degrees in Missouri in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Electronic Equipment Installer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 323 people a year in Missouri.

How much do electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earn in Missouri?+

The median is $38,760 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 20.0% below the U.S. median of $48,420. 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 electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles growing?+

BLS projects a -13.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

12 institutions in Missouri 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 electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Car Audio Installer, Car Stereo Installer, Automotive Technician, Mobile Electronics Installation Specialist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-2096.

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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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