Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers
Also called:
Combination Technician, Service Technician, Installation and Repair Technician (I & R Technician), Cable Splicer
see titles from the Army or Marine Corps.
Cable Systems Installer-Maintainer; Signal Support Systems Specialist
Basic Communications Marine; Construction Wireman; Tactical Switching Operator
What they do:
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
On the job, you would:
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- 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.
Communications
Business
- customer service
- management
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- product and service development
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Controlled Movement
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Independence
- Cooperation
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Workforce management system software
Customer relationship management CRM software
Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$51,410
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Army or Marine Corps.
