How to hire camera and photographic equipment repairers

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$25.35U.S. median hourly pay

$41,630–$66,070Middle half, yearly

1,650People in this job in the U.S.

Job description template

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[Job title] at [Company name]
[City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range]

About the role
[Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.]

What you will do
• Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
• Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
• Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
• Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
• Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.
• Requisition parts or materials.
• Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.

What you bring
• [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any]
• [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent]
• Strong critical thinking, active listening, reading comprehension, active learning and speaking skills
• Working knowledge of mechanical, computers and electronics, customer and personal service and English Language
• [Anything else you would really turn someone away for]

Pay and benefits
[Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $25.35 an hour ($52,720 a year).
[Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.]

How to apply
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Interview questions for camera and photographic equipment repairers

Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.

Tell me about a time you had to adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
Tell me about a time you had to calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
Tell me about a time you had to clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
Tell me about a time you had to disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?

Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.

What camera and photographic equipment repairers do

Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.
Requisition parts or materials.
Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.

Skills that matter most

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionActive LearningSpeakingMechanicalComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish Language

Education, experience and outlook for camera and photographic equipment repairers

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: 2 to 4 years (O*NET)
Training on the job: Long-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: -15.5% over ten years, declining · about 100 openings a year (BLS)

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Job duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.