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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Nebraska

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Nebraska

Want to work in Nebraska as a Telecommunications Line Installer or Repairer? Read this first!

13.9% Jobs Projection
$38,550 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Nebraska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Nebraska is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Work in Nebraska?

In Nebraska, there were 870 people working as Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in the year 2018.

There were 570 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 300 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 Nebraska has fewer Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.5%.

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Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 40 annual job openings, and a total of 410 jobs for Nebraska Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in 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 Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ranged from $27,890 to $69,650 with $38,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.41 to $33.48. The median hourly rate was $18.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.04 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $2.50.

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

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Top Nebraska 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 200 $39,810

Top States for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Employment

View the list below to see 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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