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Skilled Trade

Mobile Repair Technician

Everyone has a phone. Everyone breaks their phone.

Earning range

₹20K – ₹80K / month

Screen replacement: ₹500–₹3,000 profit per job. A busy shop does 10–20 jobs/day.

Real Story

A 10th fail guy from Patna learned phone repair on YouTube, opened a small shop with ₹20,000 investment. Within a year he has two shops and a monthly income of ₹75,000.

How to start

  1. 1Buy a ₹1,000 repair kit and practice on old phones
  2. 2Watch YouTube for chip-level repair (JerryRigEverything, Solderdude)
  3. 3Rent a small shop near a college for ₹3,000–₹8,000/month
  4. 4Offer free diagnostics to attract first customers

Real talk

“Smartphones are now an essential. Repair work will only grow. And you can start with almost no money.”

Skills you need

Screen and battery replacementMotherboard solderingData recoverySpare parts sourcing

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