Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Civilian:
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.
Military:
The military uses electronic instruments and equipment in many different areas, including health care, weather forecasting, and combat, to name a few. Electronics repairers maintain and repair instruments and equipment, such as computers, communications equipment, radar and sonar systems, precision measuring equipment, and biomedical instruments. Electronic instrument and equipment repairers normally specialize by type of equipment or instrument being repaired.
Job Titles
- Antenna Installer
- Assigner
- Automatic Equipment Technician
- Broadband Technician
- Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer)
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Nationwide Salary Average*
- Civilian:
- $53,960
- Military:
- $48,413
*Average calculated based on median level of pay
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