Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers

Also called: Combination Technician, Installation and Repair Technician (I and R Technician), Lineman

Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
What they do:
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
On the job, you would:
  • Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
  • Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
  • Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
KNOWLEDGE

Safety and Government
  • public safety and security
Communications
  • telecommunications
  • multimedia
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • keep your arm or hand steady
  • hold or move items with your hands
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Self Control
  • Integrity
  • Stress Tolerance
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
  • Slack
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or certificate after high school
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $104,840.00
Median: $70,500.00
Low: $42,940.00
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