How to become an electronics mechanic or servicer
Official title: Electronics mechanics and servicers
Also called: Aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics), Automated teller machines mechanic, Avionics technician, Electronic equipment servicer, Electronics mechanic, Photocopy machine technician
Electronics mechanics and servicers fit, maintain, adjust and repair electronic equipment such as commercial and office machines and electronic instruments and control systems.
Main tasks
- Examining and testing machines, instruments, components, control systems and other electronic equipment to identify faults
- Adjusting, repairing and replacing worn and defective parts and wiring, and maintaining machines, equipment and instruments
- Reassembling, test operating and adjusting equipment
- Installing electronic instruments and control systems
- Coordinating work with that of engineers, technicians and other maintenance personnel
- Interpreting test data to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems
- Installing, adjusting, repairing or replacing electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems, using hand tools, power tools or soldering irons
- Connecting components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters and in-flight refuelling systems
- Keeping records of maintenance and repair work
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Audio-Visual and Radio-Frequency Mechanic. Audio-Visual and Radio-Frequency Mechanic (影音及無綫電技工) is a designated trade under the Apprenticeship Ordinance (Cap. 47); the period of apprenticeship is 3 years (Cap. 47C). Apprentices sign a registered contract with an employer.
- Apprenticeship: Radio/Television Mechanic. Radio/Television Mechanic (無綫電或電視技工) is a designated trade under the Apprenticeship Ordinance (Cap. 47); the period of apprenticeship is 4 years (Cap. 47C). Apprentices sign a registered contract with an employer.
- Apprenticeship: Repairman (Electronics Manufacturing). Repairman (Electronics Manufacturing) (修理技工(電子製造)) is a designated trade under the Apprenticeship Ordinance (Cap. 47); the period of apprenticeship is 3 years (Cap. 47C). Apprentices sign a registered contract with an employer.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: HK$21,000 a month
- About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an electronics mechanic or servicer?
Ways in include: Audio-Visual and Radio-Frequency Mechanic.
Do you need a degree to become an electronics mechanic or servicer?
Usually not. Only 5% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Audio-Visual and Radio-Frequency Mechanic.
Will AI change the work of an electronics mechanic or servicer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), 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
Updated 4 October 2026