Occupation information for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers District Of Columbia

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Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

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Currently Employed: 450

Projected Annual Job Openings: 60

Typical Hourly Wage: $40.97 - $43.44

Typical Annual Salary: $85,220 - $90,350

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typical training

Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: More than 1 year on-the-job training

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Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees due.
Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.

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