Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families, FWS-2500 Definitions


Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families		Classification Programs Division
Release Date: August 2001		Section Twenty-nine of Sixty-six

2500 - WIRE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION
AND MAINTENANCE FAMILY

This job family includes occupations involved in the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and testing of all types of wire communications systems and associated equipment that are predominantly electrical-mechanical. Work involved in the installation and repair of communications equipment that requires in-depth knowledge of operating electronic principles should be coded to the electronic equipment installation and maintenance family, 2600.

Throughout the following information, an asterisk (*) stands for series with a published standard and a double asterisk (**) stands for series with a published flysheet.

Occupations in this family are:

2502 Telecommunications Mechanic *

This occupation includes jobs involved in installing, modifying, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining voice and nonvoice communication systems including central office, private branch automatic exchanges, telephone sets, wire carrier equipment, communication cable, alarm systems, intercom and public address systems, and teletype equipment. The work requires knowledge of telephone equipment and data circuitry equipment and installation procedures; knowledge of basic electrical and electronic principles as they pertain to voice and nonvoice transmissions; the ability to understand and follow such technical guidance as circuit descriptions, schematics, and layout sheets; and the ability to locate and repair trouble within the telecommunications system.

2504 Wire Communications Cable Splicing

This occupation includes jobs involved in splicing; diagnosing trouble; repairing; and testing aerial, ground, underground, and/or submarine multiple-conductor cables.

2508 Communications Line Installing and Repairing

This occupation includes jobs that involve installing, maintaining, and repairing aerial and underground communications lines and auxiliary equipment such as conduits, insulators, and poles. The work does not require completing line connections.