Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications In demand
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

What a telecommunications line installers and repairer does

Become a telecommunications line installers and repairer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good telecommunications line installers and repairer

  • Talking to others.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $39 per hour with a typical salary of $84,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $27 and $46 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $12,300 and $72,600 per year.
  • 37% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $38 per hour with a typical salary of $47,100 per year.
  • 42.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Telecommunications Line Installers And Repairer job outlook

  • There are 1,071 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 146 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 18% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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