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How to become a Home Appliance Repairer

Also called: Washing machine repairer, Vacuum cleaner repairer, Refrigerator repairer, Home air conditioner repairer, Household electrical appliance repairer, Television repairer

Finds and fixes the cause when household appliances such as washing machines, air conditioners and televisions break down or have problems.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say university or high school is common. From job tag's survey of people in each job, who could give several answers. It shows what workers see as common, not how many workers hold each level.

How to become one

No particular education or qualification is required to start. People usually join an electrical maker, a retailer or an appliance repair company after finishing school. Having completed a course in electrical, electronic or mechanical engineering or information technology is an advantage. After joining, you are trained for a set period, in group sessions and on the job, in how appliances work and how to handle, adjust and maintain them. With experience, some become specialist technicians in technical training departments, or managers at service centres who manage and teach repair skills. Holding the electrician qualification widens the range of work you can do. There is also the home appliance engineer qualification run by an industry body. In general, rapid progress in electronics has made appliances more powerful and multi-functional, with denser and smaller circuits. To keep up with these changes, you need to keep taking in the latest technology and learning new and deeper technical knowledge to improve your skills. You also often deal directly with customers, so as well as technical skills, customer service and communication skills are important. The job involves patiently finding and fixing the cause of faults, so calm judgement and patience are needed. You spend a lot of time out on visits, so a fair amount of physical strength is needed.

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How do I become a Home Appliance Repairer?

No particular education or qualification is required to start. People usually join an electrical maker, a retailer or an appliance repair company after finishing school. Having completed a course in electrical, electronic or mechanical engineering or information technology is an advantage. After joining, you are trained for a set period, in group sessions and on the job, in how appliances work and how to handle, adjust and maintain them. With experience, some become specialist technicians in technical training departments, or managers at service centres who manage and teach repair skills. Holding the electrician qualification widens the range of work you can do. There is also the home appliance engineer qualification run by an industry body. In general, rapid progress in electronics has made appliances more powerful and multi-functional, with denser and smaller circuits. To keep up with these changes, you need to keep taking in the latest technology and learning new and deeper technical knowledge to improve your skills. You also often deal directly with customers, so as well as technical skills, customer service and communication skills are important. The job involves patiently finding and fixing the cause of faults, so calm judgement and patience are needed. You spend a lot of time out on visits, so a fair amount of physical strength is needed.

How much does a Home Appliance Repairer earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥5,711,800 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Machinery and electrical equipment maintenance and repair workers, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Home Appliance Repairer?

Not always. In this job's census occupation group, 25% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of a Home Appliance Repairer?

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

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026