Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer resume
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Also called central office repairer, communication equipment repairer, instrument repairer and matrix repairer.
$63,890
Median pay a year
140,920
People do this work
6
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Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer
Summary
Telecommunications equipment installer and repairer installing, setting up, and servicing switching, distribution, and communications equipment in various settings while ensuring functionality and compliance with specifications
Experience
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Demonstrated equipment to customers and explained its use, responding to inquiries or complaints
Tested circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters and hand tools
Assembled and installed communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines and computer systems
Climbed poles and ladders, used truck-mounted booms, and entered manholes to install and inspect equipment
Tested repaired or newly installed equipment to ensure proper functionality and compliance with specifications
Maintained computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment
Collaborated with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions
Skills
Core Skills
Conferencing with coworkers, Gathering work condition information, Maintaining work equipment, Interpreting blueprints, Reading needed technical information, Driver's license, Installing programs
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Demonstrated equipment to customers and explained useTested circuits of malfunctioning telecommunications equipmentTested repaired equipment to ensure proper functionClimbed poles and ladders for equipment installationAssembled and installed communication equipment and wiringInspected equipment regularly to ensure proper functioning
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Showed telecommunications equipment to customers, providing clear explanations and addressing inquiries to enhance user understanding.
Tested repaired telecommunications equipment to ensure proper functionality and reliability.
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Add how many customers you demonstrated equipment to.
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Showed telecommunications equipment to several customers each day, providing clear explanations and addressing inquiries to enhance user understanding
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Several customers each dayA few customers per shiftMost customers during busy hours
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Mention what improved after testing the equipment.
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Tested repaired telecommunications equipment to ensure proper functionality and reliability.
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Reduced customer complaints about malfunctionsIncreased customer satisfaction with servicesEnsured timely repairs for clients
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Conferencing with coworkers
Gathering work condition information
Inspecting telecommunications equipment
Testing communications equipment
Cleaning equipment
Installing systems
Installing programs
Maintaining work equipment
Interpreting blueprints
Reading needed technical information
Investigating legal issues
Testing electrical circuits
The work itself
What a Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$51,830
Median
$63,890
75th percentile
$81,690
About 140,920 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$61,610
$95,850
$101,720
AL
$50,790
$59,770
$78,670
AR
$41,370
$49,740
$61,070
AZ
$41,600
$72,710
$84,750
CA
$65,480
$76,630
$97,400
CO
$62,760
$76,410
$82,840
CT
$60,120
$75,200
$80,880
DC
$58,830
$73,130
$99,270
DE
$59,040
$66,670
$79,270
FL
$49,520
$61,030
$72,140
GA
$55,060
$64,900
$91,910
HI
$58,350
$79,250
$86,940
IA
$49,830
$65,710
$80,130
ID
$48,200
$62,440
$81,610
IL
$49,930
$64,630
$77,530
IN
$49,180
$61,030
$73,110
KS
$47,830
$58,690
$64,680
KY
$46,840
$59,700
$75,400
LA
$59,710
$80,210
$91,370
MA
$60,920
$76,500
$93,190
MD
$49,680
$63,050
$87,100
ME
$49,550
$61,720
$73,850
MI
$49,540
$61,700
$76,780
MN
$60,520
$75,150
$82,750
MO
$46,050
$57,610
$69,160
MS
$49,050
$61,250
$90,910
MT
$60,880
$73,970
$81,240
NC
$52,130
$63,970
$81,250
ND
$62,820
$90,890
$97,560
NE
$46,550
$60,520
$76,850
NH
$78,700
$85,240
$93,660
NJ
$63,700
$78,000
$97,490
NM
$47,340
$63,600
$82,140
NV
$48,400
$62,800
$76,080
NY
$53,290
$67,710
$89,390
OH
$51,290
$61,680
$79,750
OK
$45,330
$50,350
$62,910
OR
$60,790
$75,270
$84,540
PA
$47,650
$64,960
$78,260
PR
$27,330
$33,760
$36,470
RI
$61,390
$66,960
$88,560
SC
$50,110
$61,480
$84,400
SD
$49,220
$62,000
$82,420
TN
$51,220
$61,220
$80,400
TX
$48,460
$59,370
$71,170
UT
$49,450
$65,650
$83,220
VA
$49,570
$61,340
$77,570
VT
$61,170
$81,800
$88,360
WA
$62,640
$77,610
$83,270
WI
$53,540
$60,770
$73,330
WV
$48,420
$63,560
$79,830
WY
$51,360
$60,250
$81,500
Other names
Other names for this job
central office repairer, communication equipment repairer, instrument repairer, matrix repairer, pbx repairer, private branch exchange repairer, station repairer, telecommunication equipment repairer, telecommunications repairer, telephone repairer, telephone station repairer, telecommunications equipment installers and repairers except line installers.
More names for this work
antenna installer, automatic equipment technician, break fix tech, break fix technician, broadband installer, broadband specialist, broadband technician, cable technician, cable television installer, cable television line technician, cable television technician, cable tv installer, cable tv line technician, cable tv tech, call box wirer, call circuit worker, central office equipment installer, central office frame wirer, central office installer, central office mechanic, central office technician, central office trouble shooter, central office worker, co worker, combination technician, communication equipment mechanic, communications equipment installer, communications equipment repair technician, communications technician, community antenna television line technician, customer service technician, CST, data communications technician, electronic systems technician, EST, electronics installer, electronics mechanic, equipment installer, equipment mechanic, equipment tester, exchange mechanic, exchange trouble shooter, facility examiner, facility technician, facility worker, fiber optic central office installer, fiber tech, fiber technician.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
0600 Basic Communications Marine
275 Information Systems Technician
003733 Interior Communication Operator
747A Central Office Exchange Technician
2831 Digital Wideband Systems Maintainer
003735 Interior Communication Administrator
2800 Basic Ground Electronics Maintenance Marine
V74B Integrated Voice Communication Network (IVCN) Maintenance Technician
2847 Electro-Mechanical/Information and Communication Technology Maintainer
V70B AN/STC-3(V) Integrated Voice Communications System (IVCS) Maintenance Technician
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This page is about the occupation Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.