“Installing telecommunications equipment means that I am always solving problems as they come up in the field. Every job has its challenges, so I keep my truck loaded with the necessary tools. I also read the notes in our system on the history of each site before I go to see if there is anything I need to prepare to get the job done right the first time without having to delay or make a second trip. Fortunately, I enjoy driving my truck and being outside instead of in an office all the time! I am grateful for the on-the-job training I had when I first started working in this job. My goal is to work up to be the supervisor and teach other employees what I have learned.”

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Job Description

SOC Code: 49-9052

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers install and repair telecommunications cable,
including fiber optics.*

*Source: This information is based on O*NET™ data. O*NET is a trademark registered to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Top Job Skills:

• Welding
• Preventative maintenance
• Customer service
• Operate heavy equipment
• Unload trucks

General Work Activities:

• Mental Processes
  • Analyze test and performance data to assess equipment operation
• Interacting With Others
  • Explain use of products or services
• Work Output
  • Install audio or communications equipment
  • Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance
  • Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work
  • Climb equipment or structures to access work areas
  • Install insulation in equipment or structures
• Information Input
  • Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning
  • Inspect telecommunications equipment to identify problems
  • Measure equipment outputs

Source: SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)

*All data is factual, but names, images, and quotations have been adapted to protect the identity of employees and businesses

Job Statistics

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Trident
• Worklink
• Catawba
• Midlands
• Upstate
• Upper Savannah

Examples of Employers with Job Openings

• McEntire Produce, Inc.
• AFL
• City of Myrtle Beach, SC
• City of North Augusta, SC
• Express Employment Professionals

Related Occupations

• Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
• Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
• Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

*Source: Online advertised jobs data

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