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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

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.

  
  
  
   
$60k/year
   
Train for up to 1 year
   
Some preparation needed
Also known as
Broadband Technician, Central Office Technician, Combination Technician, Customer Service Technician (CST), Field Technician, Install and Repair Technician, Installer, Outside Plant Technician, Service Technician, Telecommunications Technician

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Hourly Wage

$36,240

$59,960

$88,770

$17.42

$28.83

$42.68

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