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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

SOC 49-2022.00

Install, set-up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

Zone 3 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Troubleshooting

3.9

Repairing

3.9

Critical Thinking

3.6

Operation Monitoring

3.6

Quality Control Analysis

3.6

Active Listening

3.5

Equipment Maintenance

3.5

Reading Comprehension

3.4

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

4.4

Telecommunications

4.4

Computers and Electronics

4.2

English Language

4.0

Mathematics

3.5

Public Safety and Security

3.3

Mechanical

3.2

Engineering and Technology

3.2

Key Tasks

1Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.

2Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.

3Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.

4Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.

5Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.

Also Known As

Antenna Installer Assigner Automatic Equipment Technician Broadband Installer Broadband Technician Cable Technician Cable Television Installer (Cable TV Installer) Cable Television Line Technician (Cable TV Line Technician) Cable Television Technician (CATV Technician) Call Box Wirer