Electronic Equipment Assembly and Testing Workers

How to become a Smart Device Technician

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 智能硬件装调员

Uses tools and equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, computers and phones to assemble and set up smart devices and system hardware.

Main tasks

Assembling and testing smart device modules and fixing faults with signal generators, oscilloscopes and electronics assembly equipment, testing and adjusting module software, and writing setup reports
Analysing what smart devices need to do in settings such as home services, healthcare, logistics and public services, and proposing solutions
Testing and setting system parameters, rolling out the solution, and writing setup and maintenance reports
Adapting, installing and setting up smart devices for uses such as human machine interaction, environment sensing and automatic control
Testing how the system works and writing test and improvement reports
Giving technical advice and services on smart devices

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: Intelligent Medical Equipment Technology (490210). Vocational major 490210 Intelligent Medical Equipment Technology (智能医疗装备技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Intelligent Robotics Technology (460304). Vocational major 460304 Intelligent Robotics Technology (智能机器人技术), 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: Collaborative Robot Technology and Applications; Industrial Robot Application Programming; Intelligent Manufacturing Production Management and Control.

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 a Smart Device Technician?

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 a Smart Device Technician 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 a Smart Device Technician?

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