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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $60,600
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers,... $60,000

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

Equipment Maintenance
Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Troubleshooting
Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Installation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Very Low
Installation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Medium

Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.


Typical Level Of Training

See how much education people typically have in your selected job, and then use the link to find training programs in your local area.

Typical level Of training for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Postsecondary certificate

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

License may be required in some states

Licensing for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

License may be required in some states


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

29 related certifications

Certification for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

19 related certifications

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