How to become an electrical household appliance repairer
Official title: Electrical household appliance repairer
Also called: Electric sign assembler and installer, Electrical household appliance mechanic, Electrical household equipment electrician, Electrical household appliance mechanic
Electrical household appliance repairer repairs simple electrical apparatus, mainly of a domestic kind, in workshop or place of use. He/she diagnoses faults with aid of electrical testing equipment and dismantles or partly dismantles equipment if necessary.
Main tasks
- Fitting, adjusting and repairing electrical parts in domestic appliances, industrial machines and other appliances
- Connecting electrical systems to power supply
- Replacing and repairing defective parts
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Electrical Engineering. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $33,564 a year. The middle half earn $22,800 to $39,876 a year.
- 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 electrical household appliance repairer?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
How much does an electrical household appliance repairer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $33,564 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $22,800 to $39,876.
Will AI change the work of an electrical household appliance repairer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, 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