Careers · Home Appliance Repairers · Kentucky
Home Appliance Repairers in Kentucky
Home appliance repairers diagnose, repair, adjust, and install household appliances like refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens. They work in customers' homes, repair shops, or appliance stores, using hand tools and diagnostic equipment to restore appliances to working condition. In Kentucky the median pay is $49,710 a year, 3% below the national median of $50,990.
$49,710median pay in Kentucky, per year
$43,930–$62,180middle half earn
200employed in Kentucky
$50,990U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
RepairingCritical ThinkingEquipment MaintenanceTroubleshootingSpeakingOperations MonitoringQuality Control AnalysisActive Listening
Knowledge areas
Customer and Personal ServiceMechanicalEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementAdministrativeComputers and Electronics
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Home Appliance Repairers.
Licenses and training in Kentucky
Home Appliance Repairers pay in other states
Massachusetts · $70,750New York · $65,190Alaska · $63,950Connecticut · $62,380Minnesota · $61,360Virginia · $59,820Vermont · $58,750California · $58,480Hawaii · $58,300Washington · $58,110
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against home appliance repairers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against home appliance repairers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 49-9031.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky, annual.