Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (49-2022)

Occupation description:  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. Excludes Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers (49-9052).

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
845	48	5.7	47.6	34.2

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	133
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	42
UI claimants previously working in occupation	60

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	252
Number of job position postings	29
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	8.7

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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