Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

Job zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 49-9063.00

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median pay per year, Texas (no San Antonio figure is published for this career)

$32k10th$48kMedian$99k90th

New workers start near $31,970; experienced workers reach $99,060. About 580 people do this job in Texas.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Apprenticeship

No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.

Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
Disassemble instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
Inspect instruments to locate defects, and to determine their value or the level of restoration required.
Repair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons.
Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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