Electronic Equipment Assembly and Testing Workers

How to become an Internet of Things Installer

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 物联网安装调试员

Uses specialist tools and test instruments to install, configure and set up Internet of Things devices and products.

Main tasks

Checking the quality of connected devices, sensing modules and control modules
Assembling devices and their accessories
Wiring up device circuits
Connecting devices to each other and to the network
Adjusting how far apart devices are installed and improving the network layout
Setting parameters for gateways and short range transmission modules
Preventing and fixing network failures and dropouts so products and the network keep working

Ways in

Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Automotive Electronics Technology (460703). Vocational major 460703 Automotive Electronics Technology (汽车电子技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: New Energy Vehicle Assembly, Setup and Testing; Intelligent Connected Vehicle Testing and Setup.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Automotive Intelligent Technology (510107). Vocational major 510107 Automotive Intelligent Technology (汽车智能技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Smart Hardware Application Development; Autonomous Driving Software System Applications; Intelligent Connected Vehicle Testing and Setup.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Internet of Things Application Technology (510102). Vocational major 510102 Internet of Things Application Technology (物联网应用技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Sensor Network Application Development; Mobile App Development; Computer Vision Application Development; Big Data Application Development (Java); IoT Smart Home System Integration and Applications; IoT Engineering Implementation and Maintenance.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Internet of Things Technology Applications (710102). Vocational major 710102 Internet of Things Technology Applications (物联网技术应用), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: IoT Smart Home System Integration and Applications; IoT Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance; IoT Engineering Implementation and Maintenance.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥71,200 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥56,600 to CN¥89,200. One in ten earn less than CN¥42,700 and one in ten more than CN¥110,600.
This is the figure for the mid group Computer, Communications and Other Electronic Equipment Manufacturing Workers, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥99,719 a year (2025), middle half CN¥69,822 to CN¥127,640.
This is the figure for the minor group Electronic Equipment Assembly and Testing Workers, not for this job alone.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Computer, Communications and Other Electronic Equipment Manufacturing Workers holds 1.88% of everyone employed in China; 41.6% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
57.1% are under 35, 39.7% are 35 to 54 and 3.2% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 30 to 34.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become an Internet of Things Installer?

Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Automotive Electronics Technology (460703); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Automotive Intelligent Technology (510107).

How much does an Internet of Things Installer earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥71,200 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Computer, Communications and Other Electronic Equipment Manufacturing Workers. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥99,719 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of an Internet of Things Installer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026