Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 32,440 - 82,860; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer responsible for installing, setting up, and repairing telecommunications equipment. You will work in customer locations, ensuring proper function of connectivity for phone, internet, and cable systems. The ideal candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills, experience with telecommunications equipment, and the ability to conduct quality analysis. This role offers a salary range between $32,440 and $82,860 depending on experience and location.

Qualifications

• Experience in repairing telecommunications equipment is required.
• Strong troubleshooting skills necessary for diagnosing equipment issues.
• Ability to conduct quality control tests on equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and install communication equipment like data and telephone lines.
• Repair or replace faulty telecommunications equipment.
• Program computerized switches for required features.

Skills

Repairing

Troubleshooting

Quality Control Analysis

Critical Thinking

Operation Monitoring

Equipment Maintenance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Data entry software

SCADA software

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system software

Cisco IOS

Job description

Overview

Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer

Job Description: 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.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
• Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
• Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
• Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
• Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
• Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.

Needed Skills

• Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Related Job Titles

• Network Operations Center Technician
• Service Technician
• Test Deskman
• Transmission Systems Operator
• Customer Service Technician (CST)

Job Demand

In the United States, there were 237,600 jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer in 2016. There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer. There will be an estimated 21,900 positions for Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer per year. The states with the most job growth for Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer are Utah, Nevada, and Rhode Island. Watch out if you plan on working in Kansas, Vermont, or Alabama. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Salary

The typical yearly salary for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers is somewhere between $32,440 and $82,860. Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers who work in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, or New York, make the highest salaries.

Geography

How much do Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers make in each U.S. state?

(State-by-state salary data below are for reference and may not reflect current figures.)

Tools Used

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Data entry software
• SCADA software
• IBM Domino
• Apache Struts
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system software
• Cisco IOS

Education and Experience

Are there education requirements? What work experience is needed to become a Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer?

Work Environment

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers work in the following industries.

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• College Factual
• O*NET Online