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Communication Technician Apprenticeship
Communication Technician Apprenticeship
at St. Louis Electrical JATC
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The electrical industry offers a wide diversity of career opportunities. The St. Louis Electrical Industry Training Center offers comprehensive training programs to prepare high school and college graduates for careers as commercial-industrial electricians, residential electricians, and communication technicians. Mastery of the electrical and communication trade can lead to fulfilling lifetime careers as a skilled craftsman or lead to related roles in project management, company leadership, and more. Communication Technicians work in the newest field of electrical construction, using fiber optic cable and wireless systems to install voice, data, video, and security (VDVS) technology, including home automation systems, telephones, security systems, sound systems, entertainment centers, and other technologies of the future.
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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.
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$44,550
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