Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends.
About the profession
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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Occupation on screen: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00). Closed captions in English and Spanish. CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Personality Fit
Based on the Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Artistic
Creative, expressive, original thinking
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Realistic
Hands-on, practical, technical work
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Junior Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairer → Practitioner Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairer → Senior Practitioner Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairer → Lead Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairer
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
$92K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $38,360 - $51,705/year With equity/bonuses: $42,196 - $62,046 Top markets (SF/NYC): $44,114 - $62,046 Execute core tasks using Troubleshooting…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and…
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $26,852 - $46,535 Year 2-3: Junior level $51,705 - $61,798 Year 4-6: Mid level $61,798 - $67,002 Year 7-10: Senior level $67,002 - $82,315 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairer genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Troubleshooting and Repairing You…
💰 Salary Range
BLS OEWS, May 2023Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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