Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Tasks Include:
- Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
- Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
- Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
- Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
- Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints.
- Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$59,960.00
State
$62,510.00
Regional
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Description
Career Cluster: | Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications |
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.
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 43.06%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 21.36%
- Bachelor's Degree = 17.44%
- Some College Courses = 10.38%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 7.77%
Related Work Experience
- None = 34.06%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 29.64%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 25.63%
- Over 10 years = 7.33%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.11%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 1.11%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 1.11%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 37.40%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 35.48%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.76%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.66%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 5.10%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.49%
- None = 1.11%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 32.42%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 25.47%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.49%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.52%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 10.10%
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
- Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
- Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
- Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
- Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints.
- Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
- Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
- Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
- Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
- Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
- Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
- Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
- Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
- Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
- Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
- Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
- Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
- Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
- Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
- Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
- Perform database verifications, using computers.
- Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
- Designate cables available for use.
- Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
- Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
- Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
- Install updated software and programs that maintain existing software or provide requested features, such as time-correlated call routing.
- Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
- Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
- Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
- Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components and painting worn or exposed areas.
- Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
- Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
- Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
- Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
- Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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85.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge 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. |
84.50 | Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
80.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
75.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
62.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
58.50 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
55.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
54.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
50.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
72.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
65.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
65.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
62.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
62.50 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
59.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
56.25 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
50.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
65.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
62.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
62.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
59.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
59.50 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
56.25 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
50.00 | Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
50.00 | Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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86.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
85.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
78.25 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
76.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
74.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
71.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
69.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
67.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
66.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
65.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
65.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
63.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
62.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
61.75 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical 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. |
61.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
61.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
59.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
59.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
59.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
57.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
51.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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84.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
82.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
81.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
76.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
74.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
72.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
68.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
68.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
67.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
63.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
63.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
61.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
57.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
63.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
50.00 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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95.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
94.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
93.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
93.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
90.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
86.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
86.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
85.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
84.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
83.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
82.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
82.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
81.60 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
77.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
77.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
76.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
76.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
75.40 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
75.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
75.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
73.20 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
70.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
69.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
68.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
67.40 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
66.40 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
65.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
64.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
64.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
61.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
60.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
60.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
60.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
60.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
57.20 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
56.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
55.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
55.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
54.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
54.60 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
53.60 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
52.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
52.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $36,240.00 | $59,960.00 | $76,550.00 |
Virginia | $35,960.00 | $62,510.00 | $76,440.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $48,052.52 | $74,019.34 | $82,078.01 |
Bay Consortium | $45,771.51 | $69,449.03 | $80,639.56 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $43,744.40 | $62,173.84 | $70,494.71 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $35,758.28 | $58,751.81 | $66,123.38 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $42,369.16 | $78,364.76 | $82,351.61 |
Hampton Roads | $32,946.65 | $51,411.33 | $62,716.89 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $40,553.48 | $59,196.40 | $65,810.40 |
Northern Virginia | $51,589.58 | $75,542.78 | $85,277.23 |
Piedmont Workforce | $43,881.20 | $67,869.63 | $76,051.63 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $36,848.52 | $61,732.36 | $69,124.65 |
Southwestern Virginia | $40,587.67 | $64,313.91 | $70,148.57 |
West Piedmont | $39,675.69 | $63,972.95 | $68,718.40 |
Western Virginia | $37,761.54 | $61,413.16 | $68,473.82 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 178,000 | 192,300 | +8.0% |
Virginia | 4,707 | 4,686 | -0.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 139 | 143 | +2.9% |
Bay Consortium | 110 | 130 | +18.2% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 732 | 756 | +3.3% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 329 | 232 | -29.5% |
Hampton Roads | 612 | 576 | -5.9% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 128 | 109 | -14.8% |
Northern Virginia | 1,470 | 1,396 | -5.0% |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | 145 | 138 | -4.8% |
South Central | 244 | 229 | -6.1% |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 169 | 171 | +1.2% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Related Occupations
Related Occupations
The related occupations here have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers may also be interested in the related occupations:- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Avionics Technicians
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
- Broadcast Technicians
- Computer Network Architects
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Careers in Telecommunications Pathway:
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; CareerOneStop. (Using onet28)
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Central Office
- Communications Radio
- Interior Communications
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Sonar, General
- Cyber Transport Systems
- Information Systems Technician
- Signal Support Systems Specialist
- ET-Electronics Technician
- Fire Support Specialist
- Fire Controlman
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Titles
- Antenna Installer
- Assigner
- Automatic Equipment Technician
- Broadband Technician
- Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer)
- Cable Television Line Technician
- Cable Television Technician (CATV Technician)
- Call Box Wirer
- Call Circuit Worker
- Central Office Equipment Installer
- Central Office Frame Wirer
- Central Office Mechanic
- Central Office Repairer
- Central Office Technician
- Central Office Trouble Shooter
- Central Office Worker (CO Worker)
- Combination Technician
- Communication Equipment Mechanic
- Communication Equipment Repairer
- Communications Equipment Installer
- Communications Equipment Repair Technician
- Communications Technician
- Community Antenna Television Line Technician
- Customer Service Technician (CST)
- Data Communications Technician
- Desk Worker
- DSL Technician (Digital Subscriber Line Technician)
- Electronic Systems Technician (EST)
- Electronics Mechanic
- Electronics Mechanic Apprentice
- Equipment Installer
- Equipment Mechanic
- Equipment Tester
- Erector
- Exchange Mechanic
- Exchange Trouble Shooter
- Facility Examiner
- Facility Technician
- Facility Worker
- Fiber Optic Central Office Installer
- Field Services Technician
- Field Technician
- Framer
- Headend Technician
- Information Transport Systems Technician
- Inside Wirer
- Install / Repair Technician
- Installer
- Installer Apprentice
- Installer Electronics
- Instrument Adjuster
- Instrument Installer
- Instrument Mechanic
- Instrument Repairer
- Instrument Setter
- Interior Block Wirer
- Manual Equipment Mechanic
- Mother (Matrix) Repairer
- Network Cable Installer
- Network Cabler
- Network Operations Center Technician
- Network Specialist
- Office Electrician
- Outside Plant Technician
- PBX Installer (Private Branch Exchange Installer)
- PBX Mechanic (Private Branch Exchange Mechanic)
- PBX Repairer (Private Branch Exchange Repairer)
- PBX Wire Chief (Private Branch Exchange Wire Chief)
- Plant and Equipment Worker (P&E Worker)
- Plant and Maintenance Technician
- Plant Technician
- Power Technician
- Private Branch Exchange Installer and Repairer
- Public Address Servicer
- Relay Adjuster
- Relay Mechanic
- Remote Terminal Installer
- Repairer, Shop, Instrument
- Rigger
- Satellite Communications Antenna Installer
- Satellite Technician
- Service Engineer
- Service Technician
- Simplex Printer Installer
- Sound System Installer
- Sound Technician
- Special Equipment Technician
- Splicer Apprentice
- Station Inspector
- Station Mechanic
- Submarine Cable Equipment Technician
- Switch Box Installer
- Switch Technician
- Switchboard Installer
- Switchboard Mechanic
- Switchboard Trouble Shooter
- Switchboard Wirer
- Switchman
- Telecommunication Equipment Repairer
- Telecommunications Facility Examiner
- Telecommunications Repairer
- Telecommunications Switch Technician
- Telecommunications Technician
- Telegraph Installer
- Telegraph Mechanic
- Telegraph Plant Maintainer
- Telegraph Printer Mechanic
- Telegraph Repeater Installer
- Telegraph Repeater Mechanic
- Telegraphic Typewriter Installer
- Telegraphic Typewriter Mechanic
- Telephone Installer
- Telephone Installer / Repairman
- Telephone Maintainer
- Telephone Maintenance Mechanic
- Telephone Mechanic
- Telephone Station Installer
- Telephone Station Repairer
- Telephone Technician (Phone Technician)
- Telephone Worker
- Teletype Adjuster
- Teletype Installer
- Teletype Mechanic
- Teletype Technician
- Teletypewriter Installer
- Test Desk Operator
- Test Deskman
- Test Technician
- Test Worker
- Testboard Operator
- Ticker Installer
- Ticker Maintainer
- Ticker Wirer
- Time Signal Wirer
- Toll Mechanic
- Toll Test Desk Worker
- Toll Test Worker
- Toll Testboard Worker
- Toll Transmission Worker
- Transmission Tester
- Transmission Worker
- Transmitter Chief
- Trouble Shooter
- Trouble Tracer
- Voltmeter Operator
- Wireless Technician
- Wirer
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Related Schools
- Albany Technical College
- Bates Technical College
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College
- Cayuga County Community College
- Coastal Pines Technical College
- College of DuPage
- College of the Canyons
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Dutchess Community College
- Emily Griffith Technical College
- Erie Community College
- Fortis College-Centerville
- Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
- Fortis Institute-Wayne
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Hudson Valley Community College
- Idaho State University
- Lake Land College
- Lake Superior College
- Lanier Technical College
- Lincoln Trail College
- Mesabi Range College
- Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Mohawk Valley Community College
- Northwood Technical College
- Oconee Fall Line Technical College
- Onondaga Community College
- Perry Technical Institute
- San Diego City College
- South Georgia Technical College
- Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
- Southeast Technical College
- Southern Regional Technical College
- St Philip's College
- SUNY Westchester Community College
- Texas State Technical College
- Westmoreland County Community College
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)