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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Illinois

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer? Read this first!

-9% Jobs Projection
$60,070 Median Salary
720 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 8,610 people working as Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in the year 2018.

There were 9,230 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 620 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 Illinois has more Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 8.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.7%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 720 annual job openings, and 7,300 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers ranged from $32,830 to $92,930 with $60,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.79 to $44.68. The median hourly rate was $28.88.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.77 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.11.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,580 $60,810
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,200 $55,380
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 210 $64,500
Kankakee, IL 90 $57,800
Decatur, IL 80 $60,800
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 60 $67,900

Top States for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Employment

View the list below to see 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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