Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Overview

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers has a national median salary of $74,330 per year, with -3.4% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Work Values

• Support
• Relationships
• Independence

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
• Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
• Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
• Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment, such as digital subscriber line modems.
• Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.

Work Activities

• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Getting Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Detailed Work Activities

• Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished an associate's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Associate's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:

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