Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer resume
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Also called cable repairer, line repairer, power line installer and repairer and telecommunication lines repairer.
$74,330
Median pay a year
97,720
People do this work
6
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Laying cables
Digging holes or trenches
Installing audio equipment
Inspecting telecommunications equipment
Testing communications equipment
Measuring equipment outputs
Analyzing test or performance data
Calculating equipment installation requirements
Cleaning equipment
Compacting materials
Moving large objects
Climbing equipment or structures
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Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer
Summary
Telecommunications line installer and repairer installing and repairing telecommunications cables, including fiber optics, while setting up service, testing equipment, and explaining services to customers
Experience
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Set up service for customers by installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment
Traveled to customers' homes to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual equipment
Measured signal strength at utility poles using electronic test equipment
Inspected and tested lines or cables, recording and analyzing results to find faults
Spliced cables using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment
Accessed areas to install lines or equipment using bucket trucks or climbing poles
Explained cable service to subscribers after installation and collected installation fees
Inspecting telecommunications equipment, Testing communications equipment, Measuring equipment outputs, Analyzing test or performance data, Calculating equipment installation requirements
Core Skills
Driver's license
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Set up service for customersTraveled to install and repair equipmentMeasured signal strength at polesInspected lines and recorded resultsSpliced cables with hand toolsCleaned and maintained tools
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Set up telecommunications services for customers, ensuring proper installation and functionality of equipment.
Measured signal strength at utility poles using electronic test equipment to ensure optimal performance.
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Add how many installations you completed each week.
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Set up telecommunications services for several customers each week, ensuring proper installation and functionality of equipment
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Several each weekA few every dayMost installations in the area
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Show what improved after you measured the signal strength.
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Measured signal strength at utility poles using electronic test equipment to ensure optimal performance.
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Fewer service calls neededBetter customer satisfaction ratingsImproved signal quality for users
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What a Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer does
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Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
What it pays
How much does a Telecommunications Line 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
$54,310
Median
$74,330
75th percentile
$95,850
About 97,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$71,740
$97,450
$100,420
AL
$49,070
$60,890
$75,080
AR
$46,140
$60,840
$91,260
AZ
$49,280
$58,600
$64,870
CA
$81,130
$97,980
$102,540
CO
$51,420
$66,020
$84,710
CT
$81,650
$97,140
$100,950
DC
$80,070
$97,600
$98,740
DE
$60,610
$93,850
$98,140
FL
$48,690
$61,740
$74,380
GA
$47,670
$58,760
$73,960
HI
$67,510
$79,880
$97,210
IA
$47,740
$60,890
$73,920
ID
$50,770
$56,340
$59,780
IL
$49,310
$70,700
$94,320
IN
$48,060
$58,920
$74,350
KS
$51,370
$63,560
$79,310
KY
$49,930
$64,010
$76,750
LA
$44,740
$48,770
$64,870
MA
$78,800
$103,410
$106,610
MD
$62,450
$82,380
$96,150
ME
$80,330
$92,120
$95,370
MI
$59,120
$74,360
$79,330
MN
$58,830
$73,710
$88,560
MO
$48,290
$59,080
$79,170
MS
$35,500
$49,360
$65,960
MT
$58,190
$75,720
$78,260
NC
$46,880
$56,680
$73,650
ND
$46,900
$59,280
$94,300
NE
$46,540
$50,070
$63,320
NH
$65,380
$86,370
$96,870
NJ
$95,400
$102,090
$103,650
NM
$48,450
$58,130
$72,980
NV
$53,290
$72,230
$92,390
NY
$65,590
$100,960
$109,220
OH
$51,110
$62,860
$77,170
OK
$38,390
$48,900
$76,730
OR
$54,320
$60,330
$74,670
PA
$55,630
$81,020
$97,940
PR
$25,580
$31,770
$37,590
RI
$96,250
$103,810
$104,270
SC
$48,380
$59,790
$74,920
SD
$39,140
$49,560
$63,260
TN
$49,720
$63,510
$73,950
TX
$58,930
$75,740
$96,050
UT
$45,860
$60,090
$73,150
VA
$57,310
$79,090
$96,830
VT
$51,450
$61,970
$78,630
WA
$58,570
$76,070
$95,800
WI
$50,440
$63,560
$76,010
WV
$71,820
$89,690
$92,120
WY
$45,000
$63,660
$74,230
Other names
Other names for this job
cable repairer, line repairer, power line installer and repairer, telecommunication lines repairer, telephone lines repairer, aerial installer, aerial lineman, block cableman, broadband cable installer, broadband cable specialist, broadband technician, buried wire technician.
More names for this work
cable assembler, cable inspector, cable installation tech, cable installation technician, cable installer, cable layer, cable mechanic, cable splicer, cable systems installer, cable systems maintainer, cable technician, cable television installer, cable television technician, cable tester, cable tv installer, cable tv tech, cable wirer, cableman, cctv technician, climber, closed circuit television technician, coax splicer, combination man, combination technician, conduit installer, conduit mechanic, conduit worker, customer service technician, fiber optic service line installer, fiber optic splicer, fiber optic technician, fiber splicer, fiber technician, field service technician, fios line installer, I and R technician, installation and repair technician, installer, installer technician, jointer, line inspector, line installer, line mechanic, line service tech, line service technician, line tester, lineman, low voltage cable tech.
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This page is about the occupation Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. 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. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.