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Job Description
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9052.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,700.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
- Currently, there are 100,080 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers”.
Also Known As…
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
- Service Technician
- Outside Plant Technician
- Lineman
- Installer
- Installation and Repair Technician (I & R Technician)
- Field Service Technician
- Combination Technician
- Cable Television Technician (CATV Technician)
- Cable Technician
- Cable Splicer
- Wire Stretcher
- Wire Splicer
- Utility Technician
- Utility Locator
- Toll Patrolman
- Toll Lineman
- Toll Line Mechanic
- Television Installer
- Television Cable Installer
- Telephone Lineworker
- Telephone Lines Repairer
- Telephone Lineman
- Telegraph Lineman
- Telecommunications Technician
- Telecommunications Line Installer
- Telecommunication Lines Repairer
- Submarine Cable Equipment Technician
- Splicing Technician
- Splicer
- Reel Worker
- Reel Man
- Reel Cart Operator
- Power Line Installer and Repairer
- Network Cabler
- Network Cable Installer
- Line Tester
- Line Mechanic
- Line Maintenance
- Line Lead
- Line Installer-Repairer
- Line Installer
- Line Inspector
- Jointer
- Installer Technician
- FIOS Line Installer
- Fiber Technician
- Fiber Optic Technician
- Fiber Optic Splicer
- Customer Service Technician
- Conduit Worker
- Conduit Mechanic
- Conduit Installer
- Combination Man
- Climber
- Cableman
- Cable Wirer
- Cable Tester
- Cable Television Technician (Cable TV Tech)
- Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer)
- Cable Systems Installer
- Cable Repairer
- Cable Mechanic
- Cable Layer
- Cable Installer
- Cable Inspector
- Broadband Technician
- Block Cableman
- Aerial Installer
Tasks for “Telephone Technician (Phone Technician)”
- Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- Explain cable service to subscribers after installation and collect any installation fees that are due.
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
- String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.
- Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
- Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
- Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
- Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
- Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
- Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
- Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
- Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
- Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
- Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches.
- Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.
- Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures.
- Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
Related Technology & Tools
- Punchdown tools
- Combo crimping tools
- Cable cutters
- Gopher poles
- Channel lock pliers
- Motorized cable reels
- Soldering irons
- Hex sets
- Lamp extractors
- Duct knives
- Hacksaws
- Drywall saws
- Wire wrap guns
- Syringes
- Torpedo levels
- Flathead screwdrivers
- Inspection scopes
- Digital multimeters
- Two way radios
- Strap guns
- Cable jacket strippers
- Dikes
- Cable sheaves
- Can wrenches
- Claw hammers
- Digital power meters
- Electricians' snips
- Staple guns
- Tone generators
- Cable locators
- Bucket trucks
- Tone tracers
- Fiber scribes
- Signal leakage detectors
- Borers
- Wire lug crimping tools
- Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR
- Cable plows
- Cable strippers
- Tampers
- Sheath removal tools
- Winch trucks
- Tone sets
- Longnose pliers
- Fish tapes
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Buffer strippers
- Cable trees
- Bubble levels
- Needlenose pliers
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Extension ladders
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Probe picks
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Intelligent field devices
- Cable slitters
- Laptop computers
- Measuring tapes
- Sheet metal cutters
- Polishing pucks
- Signal level meters
- Digger derricks
- Trenchers
- Cable tie guns
- Cordless drills
- Web browser software
- Cisco IOS
- Microsoft Excel
- Workforce management system software
- Customer relationship management CRM software
- Microsoft Word
- Ping tools
- Microsoft Office