Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-2022 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Occupational 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. Excludes “Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers” (49-9052).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	600	118	$23.41/hr	$15.76/hr	$17.93/hr	$21.79/hr	$28.64/hr	$35.97/hr

Leading Industries for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	1,130	$17.77/hr
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	10	$20.29/hr
Information	2,310	$28.59/hr
Professional and Business Services	70	$30.04/hr
Education and Health Services	N/A	N/A
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	$19.44/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	$33.29/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	50	$29.76/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$21.96/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	60	$33.12/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	90	$19.27/hr	-35.2%
St Cloud MN MSA	90	$32.93/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	180	$23.94/hr	-26.4%
Southwest Balance of State	180	$19.97/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	210	$20.21/hr	14.4%
Rochester MN MSA	240	$22.85/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	360	$20.18/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	460	$27.70/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	470	$28.65/hr	5.1%
Southeast Minnesota	600	$21.79/hr	-25.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,870	$24.42/hr	12.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,130	$23.57/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,550	$23.55/hr	10.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	1,950	$22.87/hr	17.3%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	1,240	$26.76/hr	9.9%
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	490	$25.10/hr	0.3%

Task for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
Perform database verifications, using computers.
Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.