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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Montana

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in Montana

Is Montana a good place for you to work as a Telecommunications Equipment Installer or Repairer?

-5% Jobs Projection
$66,030 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Work in Montana?

400 people worked as Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in 2018 in this state.

There were 650 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 250 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 Montana has fewer Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Montana

Jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.9% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Montana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 780 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 Montana?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers ranged from $35,410 to $79,360 with $66,030 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.02 to $38.15. The median hourly rate was $31.74.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.12.

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

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Top Montana 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
Billings, MT 60 $56,870
Missoula, MT 50 $64,220

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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