Occupational Employment Statistics
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
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Southwest Minnesota
| 40 | 10 | $34.73/hr | $22.04/hr | $30.15/hr | $33.97/hr | $39.01/hr | $46.75/hr |
| Construction | 290 | $29.97/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Information | 340 | $38.78/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | 60 | $45.85/hr |
- 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.