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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Arkansas

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Arkansas

Is Arkansas a good place for you to work as a Telecommunications Line Installer or Repairer?

$60,270 Median Salary
110 Job Openings
  • Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Arkansas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 1,360 people working as Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in the year 2018.

There were 1,530 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,150 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers working in it, which means Arkansas has more Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 1.5%.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 110 annual job openings, and 1,130 total jobs in 2026 for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,700 annual jobs and 107,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ranged from $29,700 to $79,970 with $60,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.28 to $38.45. The median hourly rate was $28.97.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.82 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.85.

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

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Top Arkansas Metros for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 540 $49,860
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 270 $37,260
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 90 $72,010
Jonesboro, AR 60 $41,230

Top States for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 15,660 $49,710
California 13,340 $69,730
New York 10,220 $83,530
Virginia 6,850 $67,090
Pennsylvania 6,660 $72,000
New Jersey 5,570 $88,500
Maryland 5,100 $69,780
Ohio 3,830 $41,770
Massachusetts 3,340 $85,200
North Carolina 3,250 $43,360
Missouri 2,800 $47,530
Illinois 2,410 $56,460
Colorado 2,320 $49,510
Indiana 2,210 $39,570
Minnesota 2,050 $40,690
Georgia 1,520 $41,180
Arizona 1,510 $45,890
Wisconsin 1,430 $50,300
Oklahoma 1,420 $56,970
Arkansas 1,360 $60,270

Below are the states where Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $88,500
Massachusetts $85,200
New York $83,530
District of Columbia $76,630
Delaware $75,330
Alaska $73,040
Pennsylvania $72,000
Maryland $69,780
California $69,730
Connecticut $69,700

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