💡 Why it matters: Billions of people rely on smartphones, and repairing a phone is often cheaper than buying a new one. Skilled technicians run busy shops and often grow into tech businesses.
🌍 Around the world
- Nigeria: Nigeria has millions of smartphones, and repairs are cheaper than buying new.
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦500k – ₦1.5M
- Mid-career
- ₦1.8M – ₦4M
- Senior
- ₦4M – ₦10M
≈ ₦150k – ₦333k a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Closest UK profile: Electronics engineering technician (no phone repair profile). Typical starter to experienced salary. National Careers Service, 2026
🇺🇸 United States
Closest US category: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers. Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
Closest Canadian category: Electronics technician, household and business equipment. Hourly wage low/median/high x 2,080 hours. Job Bank (Government of Canada), 2023-2024
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Replace broken screens and batteries
- Fix software and unlock problems
- Test circuit boards under a microscope
- Recover data for customers
- Advise on repair versus replacement
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Attention to detail
- Patience
- Problem solving
- Electronics
- Honesty
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Apprenticeship in a phone repair shop
- Online repair courses and board-level training
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Apprenticeship or trainee job with a repair company
- Learn on the job and take manufacturer repair courses
🇺🇸 United States
- Entry-level job at a repair shop or store
- Self-study, then start a repair business
🇨🇦 Canada
- Entry-level job at a repair shop or store
- Start a repair business (local business rules vary)
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Practise on old phones and learn electronics basics
- 2Do an apprenticeship with a trusted technician
- 3Learn board-level repair and soldering
- 4Open a repair stall or shop
- 5Expand into accessories, sales or training
⏰ A day in the life
A customer brings a phone with a cracked screen and slow battery. You open it with tiny tools, swap both parts, test the camera and speakers and have it back in the owner's hand within an hour.