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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 3,550454$25.12/hr$1.06/hr$13.76/hr$17.22/hr$23.55/hr$33.72/hr$38.29/hr
U S 208,4803,961$28.57/hr$0.17/hr$16.15/hr$21.26/hr$28.25/hr$35.85/hr$41.78/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Information2,310$28.59/hr
Construction1,130$17.77/hr
Professional and Business Services70$30.04/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities10$20.29/hr
Other Regional Data For Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 3,550 $23.55/hr -0.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 2,130 $23.57/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,870 $24.42/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 600 $21.79/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 470 $28.65/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 460 $27.70/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 360 $20.18/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 240 $22.85/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 210 $20.21/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 180 $19.97/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 180 $23.94/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 90 $19.27/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 90 $32.93/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 60 $33.12/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 50 $29.76/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 50 $21.96/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $19.44/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $33.29/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers1,980$19.07/hr-0.9%
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers1,950$22.87/hr3.1%
Cargo and Freight Agents1,610$23.73/hr2.3%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment1,110$32.31/hr2.3%
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers490$25.10/hrN/A
Broadcast Technicians430$18.11/hr1.3%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers180$44.16/hrN/A
Radio Mechanics180$33.54/hr1.5%
Sound Engineering Technicians150$26.62/hrN/A
Signal and Track Switch Repairers80$33.32/hrN/A
Nuclear Power Reactor OperatorsN/AN/AN/A
Telephone OperatorsN/A$21.57/hrN/A
Tasks for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers