Musical Instrument Repairers & Tuners

Also called: Instrument Repair Technician (Instrument Repair Tech), Luthier, Piano Technician (Piano Tech)

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.
On the job, you would:
  • Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.
  • Compare instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches to tune instruments.
  • Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • mechanical
Arts and Humanities
  • music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Visual Understanding
  • see hidden patterns
Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Hearing and Speech
  • tell the difference between sounds
  • pay attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Initiative
  • Persistence
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software
  • Katsura Shareware KS Strobe Tuner
  • Veritune Verituner
EDUCATION


certificate after high school or no high school diploma/GED
usually needed SEARCH ALL PROGRAMS & MAJORS SEARCH COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $73,430.00
Median: $45,320.00
Low: $30,130.00
FASTEST GROWING JOBS IN VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES. COPYRIGHT © 2008-2024v1.0.pv03535.vccs.edu .
This site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).