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

  • Average hourly rate is $42 per hour with an average salary of $57,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $28 and $46 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $15,200 and $78,300 per year.
  • 42% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $43 per hour with an average salary of $55,300 per 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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