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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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 75061$33.10/hr$21.18/hr$23.14/hr$35.70/hr$39.03/hr$44.31/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction680$25.54/hr
Trade, Transportation and UtilitiesN/AN/A
Information800$35.70/hr
Professional and Business Services210$22.79/hr
Education and Health ServicesN/AN/A
Public AdministrationN/A$49.11/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 20$37.04/hrN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 30$30.68/hrN/A
Northeast Balance of State 30$22.96/hrN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 40$26.03/hrN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 40$29.36/hrN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 50$26.23/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 50$26.03/hrN/A
Rochester MN MSA 60$36.84/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 60$25.64/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 90$21.44/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 100$25.64/hr4.5%
Southeast Minnesota 100$32.22/hr-0.5%
St Cloud MN MSA 110$28.24/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 250$23.95/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 260$25.57/hr12.1%
Central Minnesota 330$23.14/hr4.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 750$35.70/hr5.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 920$30.63/hrN/A
Minnesota 1,730$30.09/hr5.5%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 770$32.06/hr6.4%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 2,130$29.89/hr-1.7%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 250$34.86/hr-0.6%


  • 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.