DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Occupational Description:
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,950265$24.37/hr$0.83/hr$15.52/hr$17.76/hr$22.87/hr$29.42/hr$36.40/hr
U S 120,9003,385$29.12/hr$0.32/hr$15.90/hr$19.16/hr$27.69/hr$38.71/hr$46.30/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction1,490$23.69/hr
Information390$18.72/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$51.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 1,950 $22.87/hr 7.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,160 $23.37/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,140 $23.29/hr 5.0%
Central Minnesota 330 $19.09/hr 14.0%
Northwest Minnesota 230 $26.82/hr 8.4%
Northwest Balance of State 200 $26.16/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 190 $19.97/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 140 $20.55/hr 4.3%
Northeast Balance of State 100 $19.19/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 90 $19.67/hr 7.5%
Southwest Balance of State 80 $19.21/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 70 $20.40/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 70 $21.02/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $21.63/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A $22.47/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $32.67/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A $22.31/hr 3.2%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
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Tasks for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers