DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 9 - South Central	20	4	$17.89/hr	$1.54/hr	$13.00/hr	$15.43/hr	$18.06/hr	$21.07/hr	$22.94/hr
Minnesota	1,520	249	$19.99/hr	$0.54/hr	$12.23/hr	$14.86/hr	$18.77/hr	$23.97/hr	$30.15/hr
U S	148,930	3,872	$25.22/hr	$0.20/hr	$13.50/hr	$17.37/hr	$25.42/hr	$33.08/hr	$36.80/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 20 $18.06/hr

Other Regional Data For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 590 $19.04/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 270 $18.45/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 70 $24.49/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 40 $19.39/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 40 $16.74/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 30 $25.14/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $18.57/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 20 $18.06/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 20 $16.93/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	140	$21.20/hr	N/A
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	30	$27.23/hr	N/A

• Installs terminal boxes and strings lead-in-wires, using electrician's tools.
• Measures signal strength at utility pole, using electronic test equipment.
• Connects television set to cable system, evaluates incoming signal, and adjusts system to ensure optimum reception.
• Collects installation fees.
• Explains cable service to subscriber.
• Cleans and maintains tools and test equipment.
• Fills and tamps holes, using cement, earth, and tamping device.
• Digs holes, using power auger or shovel, and hoists poles upright into holes, using truck-mounted winch.
• Installs and removes plant equipment, such as callboxes and clocks.
• Repairs cable system, defective lines, and auxiliary equipment.
• Ascends poles or enters tunnels and sewers to string lines and install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment and appliances, according to diagrams.
• Pulls lines through ducts by hand or with use of winch.
• Computes impedance of wire from pole to house to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signal to desired level.