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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Florida

Considering a career as a Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer in Florida?

-3% Jobs Projection
$50,410 Median Salary
1,700 Job Openings

While jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Florida are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Florida is expected to decrease.

  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Florida earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Work in Florida?

19,660 people worked as Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in 2018 in this state.

There were 18,050 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,610 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,170 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers working in it, which means Florida has more Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 3.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,700 annual job openings, and 16,640 total jobs in 2026 for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 21,900 annual jobs and 219,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers ranged from $31,450 to $76,230 with $50,410 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.12 to $36.65. The median hourly rate was $24.24.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $23.39 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.85.

The median salary in Florida is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Florida Metros for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,480 $59,550
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,780 $46,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,540 $43,300
Jacksonville, FL 1,740 $65,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 880 $46,670
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 650 $48,370
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 530 $49,490
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 520 $57,290
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 500 $45,860
Port St. Lucie, FL 430 $48,800
Tallahassee, FL 330 $47,540
Ocala, FL 280 $51,960
Gainesville, FL 270 $66,670
Panama City, FL 140 $47,740
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 80 $46,670

Top States for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 34,080 $58,520
Texas 23,340 $50,590
Florida 19,660 $50,410
New York 10,520 $75,010
Georgia 9,520 $49,660
Illinois 8,610 $60,070
Ohio 8,460 $51,190
North Carolina 8,140 $53,950
Michigan 6,710 $54,900
Tennessee 6,110 $52,990
Pennsylvania 6,000 $54,700
Washington 4,910 $67,020
Colorado 4,820 $67,120
South Carolina 4,530 $51,920
New Jersey 4,410 $66,540
Missouri 4,390 $52,140
Louisiana 4,320 $53,340
Alabama 4,110 $59,200
Virginia 4,050 $62,140
Minnesota 3,760 $58,480

Below are the states where Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $88,480
Massachusetts $82,530
New York $75,010
Alaska $73,930
New Hampshire $73,610
Connecticut $68,980
Colorado $67,120
Washington $67,020
New Jersey $66,540
Montana $66,030

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