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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Illinois

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Illinois

Get the information you need to know about working as a Telecommunications Line Installer or Repairer.

-4% Jobs Projection
$56,460 Median Salary
340 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Work in Illinois?

2,410 people worked as Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,890 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 480 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 Illinois has more Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 3.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.5%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 340 annual Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers job openings in Illinois, and 3,510 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ranged from $27,440 to $89,990 with $56,460 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.19 to $43.27. The median hourly rate was $27.14.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $32.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $5.24.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,530 $56,930
St. Louis, MO-IL 550 $55,670

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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