Mid-Level

Electronic Sales and Service Tech (Electronic Sales and Service Technician)

Electronic Sales and Service Technicians provide both sales support and technical service for electronic products — installation, troubleshooting, customer training, supporting sales reps on technical aspects. The work tends to mix electronic technical depth with steady customer-facing service work.

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Employment concentration · ~66 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Electronic Sales and Service Tech (Electronic Sales and Service Technician)

Most days mix service calls, installation work, and sales support — performing installation and service on electronic equipment at customer sites, troubleshooting issues, supporting customers with training and configuration, partnering with sales reps on technical aspects of deals, and contributing to documentation. You're often working at electronics manufacturers, specialty distributors, or electronic equipment service shops, and the product family — commercial electronics, industrial controls, specialty equipment — shapes daily work.

What tends to be harder than people expect is the field service combined with sales-support pressure. Travel to customer sites, emergency service calls, and customer technical pressure during installations or failures are real. Vendor certifications, specialty product depth, and field service experience shape career growth.

People who tend to thrive here are technically curious, comfortable with both bench and field work, patient with iterative troubleshooting, and willing to travel. If you want pure office work, electronic service runs in the field. If you like the niche where electronic technical service meets sales support, the role offers durable demand at electronics manufacturers and a clear path toward senior tech, field service leadership, or specialty roles.

SupportModerate
RelationshipsModerate
IndependenceLower
Working ConditionsLower
AchievementLower
RecognitionLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Electronic Sales and Service Tech (Electronic Sales and Service Technician)s (SOC 49-2097.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$36K–$82K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
22K
U.S. Employment
+6.6%
10yr Growth
3K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$58K$55K$52K201920202021202220232024$52K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Quality Control AnalysisRepairingTroubleshootingInstallationEquipment MaintenanceSpeakingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionActive Listening
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
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