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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Massachusetts

Thinking about a career as a Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Massachusetts? Here’s what the data says. 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. Excludes “Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers” (49-9052).

What do Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Make in Massachusetts?

The telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers working in Massachusetts, the typical annual salary is $79,870 per year (or roughly $38.40/hour).Earnings range from $51,280 at the 10th percentile to $103,870 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$51,280	$24.65
25th percentile	$67,310	$32.36
Median (50th)	$79,870	$38.40
75th percentile	$95,460	$45.89
90th percentile	$103,870	$49.94

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers earn a median of $38,332 per year ($18.43/hour), above the Massachusetts median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 571,963 telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers nationwide.

Top States for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Employment

The table below shows the states where the most telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	17,190
California	15,240
Florida	10,780
New York	8,460
Georgia	7,100
Illinois	6,580
North Carolina	5,770
Michigan	5,180
Pennsylvania	4,990
Ohio	3,840
Washington	3,680
Alabama	3,360
Colorado	3,300
Missouri	3,200
Virginia	3,150
Louisiana	2,980
New Jersey	2,710
Tennessee	2,690
Wisconsin	2,610
South Carolina	2,590

Highest-Paying States for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Where telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers earn the most: telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island	$111,540
Alaska	$98,850
North Dakota	$88,690
New Hampshire	$84,340
Vermont	$80,400
Massachusetts	$79,870
Hawaii	$79,060
New Jersey	$77,660
Montana	$77,210
Connecticut	$76,390

Skills

Key telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers typically:

• Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints.
• Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
• Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
• Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
• Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
• Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
• Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
• Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
• Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
• Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
• Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
• Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Getting Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Processing Information
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Handling and Moving Objects

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

• Electronics Maintenance & Repair

Related Careers

Other careers like telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers include:

• Computer Network Support Specialists
• Computer Network Architects
• Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Also Known As

Antenna Installer, Automatic Equipment Technician, Break Fix Technician (Break Fix Tech), Broadband Installer, Broadband Specialist, Broadband Technician, Cable TV Tech (Cable Television Technician), Cable Technician, Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer), Cable Television Line Technician (Cable TV Line Technician), Call Box Wirer, Call Circuit Worker, Central Office Equipment Installer, Central Office Frame Wirer, Central Office Installer.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-2022.00