On Mar 15, 7:34 pm, Jim Stewart wrote:
They don't typically have an A&P rating do they?
By what authority do they sign off repairs and
how do they get that authority? I haven't been
able to find anything specific to avionics in
FAR/AIM.

I work in a CRS in NY. I think only one or 2 of the avionics techs at
the shop I work at have an A&P and I do know that it is not required.
The authority is under the CRS assigned to the facility. A shop can
have something like instrument or radio 1, 2, 3, and 4, or limited. Im
not sure of all the ratings a shop can have. I do instrument repair
and before I worked here I worked for a major avionics mfr for over 19
yrs as well as over 7 at my current job. As far as salaries go, I can
only hope other shops pay better than the one Im working at, which
IMHO are poverty level for the area we are in.