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What is a repair technician lead and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a repair technician lead. For example, did you know that they make an average of $18.85 an hour? That's $39,209 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 83,100 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreRepair Technician LeadUS Average
Salary
3.1

Avg. Salary $39,209

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
9.3

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
2.5
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.24%

Asian 2.11%

Black or African American 8.30%

Hispanic or Latino 15.84%

Unknown 4.51%

White 68.00%

Gender

female 12.12%

male 87.88%

Age - 50
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 50
Stress level
9.3

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
9.4

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
2.6

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Repair technician lead career paths

Key steps to become a repair technician lead

  1. Explore repair technician lead education requirements

    Most common repair technician lead degrees

    Associate

    38.4 %

    Bachelor's

    31.0 %

    High School Diploma

    18.1 %
  2. Start to develop specific repair technician lead skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Technical Support15.76%
    Maintenance Procedures8.37%
    Diagnosis6.41%
    Customer Issues6.00%
    R5.71%
  3. Complete relevant repair technician lead training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New repair technician leads learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a repair technician lead based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real repair technician lead resumes.
  4. Research repair technician lead duties and responsibilities

    • Require to attend training classes provide by Samsung in repair and diagnostics
    • Assess and debug PCB assemblies build internally and by external manufacturers.
    • Receive all inventory following state and federal guidelines when handling PCB transformers.
    • Interpret and implement standards and specifications relating to ISO 9001 and customer requirements.
  5. Get repair technician lead experience

    Generally, it takes 2-4 years to become a repair technician lead. The most common roles before becoming a repair technician lead include repair technician, sales associate team lead and machine operator.
  6. Apply for repair technician lead jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a repair technician lead job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average repair technician lead salary

The average repair technician lead salary in the United States is $39,209 per year or $19 per hour. Repair technician lead salaries range between $27,000 and $55,000 per year.

Average repair technician lead salary
$39,209 Yearly
$18.85 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros

Installation of new and serviced equipments... Repairs and servicing of equipments into good condition...

Cons

Soldering and resoldering of good and bad components... because of the lead smoke generated...


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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
Zippia Team

Editorial Staff

The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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