Will “Telecom Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

21% Chance of Automation

“Telecom Engineer” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #208 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1143.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 104,240.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 50.00
Currently, there are 157,070 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Computer Network Architects”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Telecom Engineer”

Use network computer-aided design (CAD) software packages to optimize network designs.
Communicate with system users to ensure accounts are set up properly or to diagnose and solve operational problems.
Develop and write procedures for installation, use, or troubleshooting of communications hardware or software.
Develop disaster recovery plans.
Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
Coordinate installation of new equipment.
Prepare design presentations and proposals for staff or customers.
Develop network-related documentation.
Coordinate network or design activities with designers of associated networks.
Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes.
Prepare or monitor project schedules, budgets, or cost control systems.
Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
Monitor and analyze network performance and reports on data input or output to detect problems, identify inefficient use of computer resources, or perform capacity planning.
Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
Design, build, or operate equipment configuration prototypes, including network hardware, software, servers, or server operation systems.
Develop procedures to track, project, or report network availability, reliability, capacity, or utilization.
Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.
Estimate time and materials needed to complete projects.
Communicate with customers, sales staff, or marketing staff to determine customer needs.
Prepare detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, or recommended technologies.
Develop plans or budgets for network equipment replacement.
Determine specific network hardware or software requirements, such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas.
Maintain networks by performing activities such as file addition, deletion, or backup.
Design, organize, and deliver product awareness, skills transfer, or product education sessions for staff or suppliers.
Explain design specifications to integration or test engineers.
Evaluate network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
Visit vendors, attend conferences or training sessions, or study technical journals to keep up with changes in technology.
Maintain or coordinate the maintenance of network peripherals, such as printers.
Develop or maintain project reporting systems.
Communicate with vendors to gather information about products, alert them to future needs, resolve problems, or address system maintenance issues.
Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including installation of hardware and software and integration testing.
Research and test new or modified hardware or software products to determine performance and interoperability.

Related Technology & Tools

Network connectivity testers
Broadband aggregation equipment
Wireless access points WAP
Integrated services digital network ISDN analyzers
Asynchronous transfer mode ATM analyzers
Network cabling systems
Power meters
Desktop computers
Storage area network SAN switches
Optical spectrum analyzers
Notebook computers
File servers
Protocol analyzers
Wireless local area network WLAN controllers
High-end database servers
Computer network routers
Communication cable testers
Bit error rate testers BERT
Laptop computers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Network channel service units CSU or data service units DSU
Wide area network WAN analyzers
Voice over internet protocol VoIP systems
Videoconferencing equipment
Redundant array of independent disks RAID systems
Network analyzers
Cable qualification testers
Tablet computers
Mainframe computers
Time domain reflectometers
Lightweight directory access protocol LDAP servers
Local area network LAN switches
Fiber optic power meters
Network multimeters
Network routers
Link analyzers
Packet analysis equipment
Load balancers
Computer network switches
Backup servers
Spectrum analyzers
Radio frequency RF antennas
Local area network LAN analyzers
Voice switches
Workstations
Personal computers
Synchronous optical network SONET analyzers
Channel banks
Domain name servers DNS
Remote access servers
Intelligent hubs
Wide area network WAN switches
T-Birds
Cable analyzers
Mail transport servers
Network server load balancers
Network-attached storage NAS equipment
Wireless network controllers
Firewall equipment

LogRhythm
Customer information control system CICS
Cisco Systems CiscoWorks
Cascading Style Sheets CSS
CA Erwin Data Modeler
Automated installation software
Network intrusion prevention systems NIPS
Microsoft Visual Basic
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Content filter software
Ethereal
Penetration testing software
Microsoft Office
Apache Hadoop
Network documentation software
Packet filter software
C#
Microsoft Windows Server
Lucent VitalSuite
Microsoft SQL Server
Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
Apache HTTP Server
Videoconferencing software
Compaq Insight Manager
Remote access software
Email management software
Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links TRILL
Asset management administration software
Sybase
Minitab
Symantec Intruder Alert
Microsoft Word
Network and system vulnerability assessment software
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
Infoblox NetMRI
Swift
Optical network management software
Session Initiation Protocol SIP
Oracle JDBC
Snort
Microsoft Project
Microsoft .NET Framework
Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Network intrusion detection software
IBM WebSphere MQ
Cisco Systems Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP
SolarWinds
IBM WebSphere
Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
Splunk Enterprise
Voice over internet protocol VoiP system software
Network traffic flow monitoring and analysis software
EMC Smarts Network Protocol Manager
Compuware dynaTrace
Cisco Systems CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution
Apache Struts
Segue SilkPerformer
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP
PostgreSQL
Simple mail transfer protocol SMTP
Apache Solr
jQuery
Network modeling, mapping, and analysis software
Packet analysis software
Help desk software
Puppet
Network storage software
Capacity planning software
Network architecture design software
UNIX
Microsoft operating system
Citrix
Ruby on Rails
Virus scanning software
Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS
Oracle Solaris Zones
VMWare
Silver Peak
Apache Tomcat
Red Hat WildFly
Netreo OmniCenter
Simple network management protocol SNMP software
Nagios
Autodesk AutoCAD
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EIGRP
System and data disaster recovery software
Microsoft Active Directory
Web browser software
Discrete event simulation software
Riverbed Technology
AirMagnet Enterprise
Oracle Solaris
Python
Linux
Tcpdump
Verilog
Hibernate ORM
Storage area network SAN software
Oracle WebLogic Server
Network reporting software
Microsoft SharePoint
Network and component performance analysis software
Border Gateway Protocol BGP
Cisco Systems Gateway Load Balancing Protocol GLBP
Network availability monitoring software
Atlassian JIRA
Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
Online traffic calculator software
Wide area network WAN software
Apple Macintosh OS
Storage management software
Google AngularJS
Apache Subversion SVN
Microsoft ActiveX
National Instruments LabVIEW
Multi-router traffic grapher MRTG software
Relational database management software
Cisco Systems Cisco Web Cache Communication Protocol WCCP
Domain name system DNS
Job control language JCL
Android
Internet Protocol Security IPSEC
Microsoft PowerPoint
NetIQ
Unified modeling language UML
Symantec
Firewall software
IBM Notes
Ticket information tracking software
MongoDB
LAMP Stack
McAfee VirusScan
Veritas NetBackup
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway
Node.js
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Software distribution software
AJAX
Logical partition LPAR software
OPNET APMXpert
Enterprise JavaBeans
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Computer Associates ArcServ Backup
Local area network LAN software
C++
Infoblox
MySQL
BroadSoft BroadWorks
KornShell
Perforce Helix software
Packet tracing software
Drupal
Access management software
Microsoft Exchange Server
Spring Framework
Apache Hive
Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
Computer based training software
IBM Power Systems software
Element management software
Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
Ext JS
Hypertext markup language HTML
Oracle Java EE
Aruba Networks AirWave
Open Shortest Path First OSPF
Ping Identity
Integrated development environment IDE software
Patch and update management software
Citrix XenApp
Intermediate System to Intermediate System IS-IS
Configuration management software
Ruby
Diagramming software
Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Excel
System testing software
Systems and applications migration software
Micro Focus OpenView
C
Wide area network WAN optimization software
IBM AIX
Apache Cassandra
Network, server and operating system optimization software
Hewlett Packard HP-UX
NetScout InfinitiStream Console
Network bridge software
Teradata Database
Risk assessment software
Git
Apache Maven
CA eTrust
Structured query language SQL
Wireshark
Oracle Java
NoSQL
JavaScript
Computer intrusion detection systems
Encryption software
Cisco Systems Wireless Control System WCS
Common business oriented language COBOL
Apache Pig
Microsoft Visio
Ubuntu
Time reporting software
Root cause analysis software
MicroStrategy
Websense Data Loss Prevention
Network and application load and performance testing software
Security incident management software
Oracle Fusion Applications
Requirements management software
Microsoft Forefront Identify Manager
Network traffic probe software
Eclipse IDE
Microsoft Visual Studio
Intrusion prevention system IPS
Application management software
McAfee
Extensible markup language XML
Virtual local area network management software
Virtual private networking VPN software
Microsoft PowerShell
Application server software
Cisco IOS
SAP
IBM Domino
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP