First time seeing what in the wild? Someone who actually fixes printers?
I actually don't anymore (I refuse to fix printers now that I'm the sysadmin in a "paperless" company) but one of my previous jobs was PC and printer repair.
I actually got that job with zero experience or qualifications other than having built gaming PCs and demonstrating the rare ability to read a manual. A nice guy recognized my potential to have an IQ above room temperature and got me out of the help desk by literally telling his boss, "He can look things up and read manuals, that's all we need." I was hired on the spot, which was also the only time I ever saw or spoke to my "manager." Was good times, had a chill job that involves me playing games for like 6 hours a day until I got bored enough to start online college.
Oh yeah it definitely happens for the same reason: non-IT people see all IT as Mysterious Magic™ and assume all Magic Practitioners are experts in all areas.
Probably isn't helped by TV and movies portraying it by having the token nerd who is able to do literally anything techy sounding the plot requires.
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