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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New Mexico

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6.5% Jobs Projection

$46,190 Median Salary

30 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New Mexico is growing faster than average.
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Work in New Mexico?

In New Mexico, there were 160 people working as Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in the year 2018.

There were 310 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 1.5%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 330 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ranged from $30,400 to $61,960 with $46,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.62 to $29.79. The median hourly rate was $22.21.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.76 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.55.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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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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