How to hire a home appliance installer

How to hire a home appliance installer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step home appliance installer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a home appliance installer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new home appliance installer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your home appliance installer job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a home appliance installer for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a home appliance installer to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a home appliance installer that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of home appliance installers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Home Appliance Installer	Description	Hourly rate
   Home Appliance Installer		$12-27
   Installer	Installers are assigned to assemble equipment or fixtures in the client's work or home area. They should have extensive knowledge of the product they will install to ensure it works as intended... Show more	$14-24
   Appliance Repairer	An appliance repairer is the consumer contact person regarding all appliance repairs. This person has an above-average technical knowledge of a wide range of appliances and can service repairs continuously... Show more	$15-46

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Plumbing
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Product Knowledge
   • Appliance Installation
   • Roofing
   • TVS
   • Windows
   • Customers Homes
   • Customer Relations
   • Delivery Truck
   • Wireless Network
   • Dryers
   • Stoves
   • Water Lines

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
   • Train personnel on how to troubleshoot PLC problems.
   • Perform preventative maintenance, troubleshot breakdowns and repair malfunctioning HVAC systems and components; utilize measuring and testing instruments.
   • Remove, repair and replace defective components, such as resistors, transformers and capacitors.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your home appliance installer job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A home appliance installer can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, home appliance installers' average salary in north carolina is 43% less than in new jersey.
   • Seniority. Entry-level home appliance installers 56% less than senior-level home appliance installers.
   • Certifications. A home appliance installer with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a home appliance installer's salary.

   Average home appliance installer salary

   $38,027yearly

   $18.28 hourly rate

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   Entry-level home appliance installer salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 27, 2025

4. Writing a home appliance installer job description

   A good home appliance installer job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a home appliance installer job description:

   Home appliance installer job description example

   The Custom In-Home Installer assists in providing a premium experience in the installation and calibration of audio/visual and networking equipment in residential and commercial spaces. They perform custom installation jobs requiring carefully and precisely running wires through walls in homes or businesses to bridge audio, video, and networking components together.
   
   At Best Buy, we create work environments where every employee feels like they truly belong and contribute to our shared purpose. We are one of the best companies for our customers and employees because we fully embrace people from all backgrounds and identities. Our customer base is diverse, and we are committed to ensuring that our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve.
   
   We are obsessed with building long term relationships with our customers. Every team member should feel empowered to deliver a world-class and unique experience based on what each customer needs.
   Key Responsibilities
   
   * Drives a positive customer experience by building relationships and providing solutions to their needs.
   
   * Provides clients with a premium in-home experience during delivery, including set up, tutorial on products, troubleshooting, and installation of premium audio/video equipment.
   
   * Effectively calibrates high end premium audio/video equipment that can be in multiple zones in a home or business.
   
   * Maintains equipment and van.
   
   * Assists Custom Installation Lead in daily paperwork and weekly recaps.
   
   * Assists in building audio/video furniture for customer deliveries.
   
   * Consults with System Designers on installation jobs.
   
   Basic Qualifications
   
   * 6 months experience in one or more of the following: sales, delivery, installation, repair OR military equivalent
   
   * 1 year of customer service experience
   
   * Current, valid driver's license
   
   * Have and maintain a driving record which meets Best Buy safety standards (e.g. minimal number of violations/accidents, etc.)
   
   * Ability to consistently lift and carry products weighing 75 pounds individually or 150 pounds as a team, with or without accommodation
   
   * Ability to work a flexible schedule inclusive of holidays, nights, and weekends
   
   * Must be at least 21 years of age
   
   Preferred Qualifications
   
   * Previous experience in an in-home installation environment
   
   * Previous experience selling and/or installing home audio/video or car audio

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5. Post your job

   To find the right home appliance installer for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with home appliance installers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit home appliance installers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your home appliance installer job on Zippia to find and recruit home appliance installer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit home appliance installers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new home appliance installer

   Once you've found the home appliance installer candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new home appliance installer. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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