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TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS, EXCEPT LINE INSTALLERS

Job Description:

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.

On-The-Job Responsibilities:

Education & Outlook

Statewide

Typical Degree: Postsecondary nondegree award

Employed as of 2022: 2,069

2032 Projected Openings: 2,333

Entry Level Salary: $34,500

Median Salary: $60,740

Experienced Level Salary: $89,580

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

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.

Telecommunications

Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Repairing

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Operations Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Abilities

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

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.

Institutions With Associated Majors
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,149
Graduation
Graduation Rate
30.1 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$9,357
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