Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications · Telecommunications
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $43,720; experienced workers reach $97,260. About 660 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +6.3%
- Openings a year
- 101
- Employed in 2024
- 1,023
Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Troubleshooting3.8
- Repairing3.3
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Quality Control Analysis3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.3
- Active Listening3.4
- Equipment Maintenance3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.6
What the work is
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.
- Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
- Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
- Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
- Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less43%
- Certificate21%
- Some college10%
- Associate degree8%
- Bachelor's degree17%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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