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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Keeps computers, networks and software working for the people who use them.
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IT support specialists help people fix computer problems, set up devices and accounts, and keep networks running, in schools, hospitals, businesses and government. It's a common first job in tech, leading to networking, cybersecurity or systems work.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Engineering Design · Career and Technical
Builds engineering, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Physics · Science
Builds physics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.