Occupational Employment Statistics
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
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Southeast Minnesota
| 140 | 31 | $22.56/hr | $16.15/hr | $17.60/hr | $20.55/hr | $25.79/hr | $33.13/hr |
| Construction | 1,490 | $23.69/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 40 | $51.70/hr |
| Information | 390 | $18.72/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | $26.20/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- 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.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.