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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Puerto Rico

Want to work as a Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Puerto Rico? Here’s what you need to know. Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

What do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Make in Puerto Rico?

For telecommunications line installers and repairers working in Puerto Rico, the median annual wage is $29,170 per year (or about $14.03/hour).Earnings range from $21,220 at the 10th percentile to $46,300 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$21,220	$10.20
25th percentile	$22,130	$10.64
Median (50th)	$29,170	$14.03
75th percentile	$38,520	$18.52
90th percentile	$46,300	$22.26

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Puerto Rico nationwide is 2.86, indicating 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), below the Puerto Rico median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 188,099 telecommunications line installers and repairers nationwide. In Puerto Rico alone, approximately 1,710 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 1,140 telecommunications line installers and repairers.

Top Puerto Rico Metros for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

The metro areas below employ the most telecommunications line installers and repairers in Puerto Rico.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1,340	$30,510
Aguadilla, PR	110	$26,470
Arecibo, PR	70	$27,620
Mayaguez, PR	60	$27,300

Top States for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Employment

View the states that employ 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

Where telecommunications line installers and repairers earn the most: 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

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

Knowledge Areas

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

Abilities

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

Related Careers

Careers similar to telecommunications line installers and repairers include:

• Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Lighting Technicians
• Electricians
• Pipelayers
• Helpers–Electricians

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