Career overview

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

O*NET-SOC 49-2022.00

Median pay / yr$62,630

OutlookBelow Average

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

What it takes

The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers.

Skills employers look for

RepairingRepairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
TroubleshootingDetermining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Operations MonitoringWatching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control AnalysisConducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Knowledge areas

Customer and Personal ServiceKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
TelecommunicationsKnowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Computers and ElectronicsKnowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
MathematicsKnowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.