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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers



Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 18044$27.58/hr$24.28/hr$24.28/hr$25.11/hr$29.86/hr$36.56/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction290$29.97/hr
Trade, Transportation and UtilitiesN/AN/A
Information340$38.78/hr
Professional and Business ServicesN/AN/A
Public Administration60$45.85/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/A3.2%
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota 40$33.97/hr7.5%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 40$31.84/hrN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 50$25.92/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 60$25.67/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 70$43.49/hr4.3%
Northwest Balance of State 170$25.11/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 180$25.11/hr8.4%
Central Minnesota 190$26.45/hr14.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 380$36.80/hr5.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 480$32.35/hrN/A
Minnesota 940$29.95/hr7.6%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 690$37.93/hr8.9%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 2,150$32.65/hr9.9%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 130$35.85/hr6.3%


  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
  • Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
  • String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.
  • Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
  • Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
  • Explain cable service to subscribers after installation and collect any installation fees that are due.
  • Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
  • Explain cable service to subscribers after installation and collect any installation fees that are due.
  • Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
  • Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.