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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Alaska

Thinking about a career as a Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Alaska? Here’s what the data says. Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

$98,170 Median Annual Wage (Alaska)

$47,380 National Median Annual Wage

370 Alaska Employment

Some Preparation Needed Typical Preparation

What do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Make in Alaska?

The telecommunications line installers and repairers working in Alaska, the typical annual salary is $98,170 per year (or roughly $47.20/hour).Pay can range from $47,780 at the 10th percentile to $106,140 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$47,780	$22.97
25th percentile	$64,220	$30.87
Median (50th)	$98,170	$47.20
75th percentile	$101,740	$48.91
90th percentile	$106,140	$51.03

Salary ranges for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Alaska

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Alaska relative to the national average — is 1.83, suggesting that telecommunications line installers and repairers are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, telecommunications line installers and repairers earn a median of $47,380 per year ($22.78/hour), higher than the Alaska median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 188,099 telecommunications line installers and repairers in the U.S.. In Alaska alone, around 370 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 1,140 telecommunications line installers and repairers.

Forecasted number of jobs for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Top Alaska Metros for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

The largest metro-area employers of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Alaska.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	270	$98,170

Top States for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Employment

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

State	Number Employed
California	10,300
New York	9,780
Texas	8,160
Florida	6,400
Virginia	4,200
Georgia	3,830
Pennsylvania	3,640
Ohio	3,260
New Jersey	3,230
Maryland	2,850
Illinois	2,470
Massachusetts	2,450
Missouri	2,270
Michigan	2,220
Tennessee	2,050
Indiana	1,760
Puerto Rico	1,710
North Carolina	1,710
Arizona	1,680
Colorado	1,620

Highest-Paying States for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

The highest-paying states for telecommunications line installers and repairers.

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$105,900
Massachusetts	$104,040
Rhode Island	$103,050
New Jersey	$101,270
Alaska	$98,170
District of Columbia	$95,930
California	$92,350
Maine	$91,400
Maryland	$87,900
Connecticut	$87,860

Skills

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

Speaking 3.1 / 5

Critical Thinking 3.1 / 5

Complex Problem Solving 3.1 / 5

Operations Monitoring 3.1 / 5

Equipment Maintenance 3.0 / 5

Active Listening 3.0 / 5

Knowledge Areas

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

Telecommunications 4.5 / 5

Customer and Personal Service 4.4 / 5

English Language 3.7 / 5

Public Safety and Security 3.4 / 5

Computers and Electronics 3.3 / 5

Mechanical 3.2 / 5

Abilities

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

Oral Expression 3.6 / 5

Near Vision 3.6 / 5

Oral Comprehension 3.6 / 5

Extent Flexibility 3.4 / 5

Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.4 / 5

Problem Sensitivity 3.4 / 5

Daily Tasks

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

Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.

Work Activities

Performing General Physical Activities
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Handling and Moving Objects
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Working with Computers
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
Getting Information
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

Electronics Maintenance & Repair

Careers similar to telecommunications line installers and repairers include:

Also Known As

Aerial Installer, Aerial Lineman, Block Cableman, Broadband Cable Installer, Broadband Cable Specialist, Broadband Technician, Buried Wire Technician, CCTV Technician (Closed-circuit Television Technician), Cable Assembler, Cable Inspector, Cable Installation Tech (Cable Installation Technician), Cable Installer, Cable Layer, Cable Mechanic, Cable Repairer.

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: 49-9052.00

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