Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers

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Install, repair and maintain telecommunication lines and cables.

Outlook

Fair

Wage

Low: $15.60
Median: $28.85
High: $38.00

Training

•Completion of secondary school is required.
•Completion of a four-year telecommunications line and cable apprenticeship program
or
• A combination of over three years work experience in the trade and some industry- related or other specialized courses
or
• Completion of a two-year college program in electronics is usually required.

Places of Employment

Cable television companies and telephone and other telecommunications services

Regulated

No