Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers
Also called: Combination Technician, Service Technician, Installation and Repair Technician (I & R Technician), Cable Splicer
In the military: see titles from the Army or Marine Corps.
What they do:
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
On the job, you would:
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
Communications
Business
Engineering and Technology
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Hand and Finger Use
Verbal
Attention
Controlled Movement
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Customer relationship management CRM software
Office suite software
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