Hi Ronny,
Good question!
In our opinion, appliance repair is definitely doable for someone with some physical limitations. We see hundreds of appliance techs at the conferences that we go to, and many of them are not in optimal shape!
There’s very little standing around. You’re on the move, doing several calls a day. We train you how to do as much troubleshooting as possible from the control board, which minimizes the physical work.
You do have to get on the floor at times, and we strongly recommend wearing knee pads to protect your knees.
The most important physical ability is manual dexterity and a little bit of arm strength, since you use a lot of tools to do measurements, machine tear-downs and parts replacements.
You need to be able to do things like pull appliances toward you, and occasionally tip them on their front or side, then put them back into place.
The occasional job that requires heavy lifting (stacked laundry, wall ovens), you can either pay someone to help you or use specialty equipment for this purpose. These are costs that you pass along to the customer. (These types of jobs you might avoid when starting out, until you are prepared.)
You may find that doing appliance repair will help you get into a little better shape, since you’ll be moving around more than with the truck driving.
Hope that helps!
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