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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: 444

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $27.27 - $34.57

Typical Annual Salary: $56,700 - $71,900

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Long-term on-the-job training

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Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation and collect any installation fees that are due.
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.
Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.
Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.

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