Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
SOC Code: 49-2022
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installerss demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 83.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Troubleshooting, Repairing, Troubleshooting.
AI-Proof Score: 83.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$62,630
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Job Growth
-4.2%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Troubleshooting
- •Repairing
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Equipment Maintenance
Common Tasks
- ✓Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints.
- ✓Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- ✓Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
- ✓Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
- ✓Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation