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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Mississippi

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

-0% Jobs Projection
$49,470 Median Salary
280 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Work in Mississippi?

3,350 people worked as Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,400 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 950 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 Mississippi has more Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 0.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 280 annual job openings, and a total of 2,640 jobs for Mississippi Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in 2026.

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

What do Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers ranged from $18,540 to $77,530 with $49,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.91 to $37.27. The median hourly rate was $23.79.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.93.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,530 $56,460
Jackson, MS 1,090 $48,610
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 460 $54,830

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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