Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers
Also called:
Central Office Technician, Install / Repair Technician, Service Technician, Installer
see titles from the Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Cable Systems Installer-Maintainer; Cannon Fire Direction Specialist; Electronic Warfare Specialist; Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data System Specialist; Fire Support Specialist; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations/Fire Direction Specialist; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Crewmember; Network Switching Systems Operator-Maintainer; Special Forces Communications Sergeant; Tactical Automated Fire Control Systems Specialist
Information Systems Technician
Basic Communications Marine; Basic Ground Electronics Maintenance Marine; Construction Wireman; Digital Wideband Repairer; Digital Wideband Technician; Tactical Switching Operator; Technical Control Chief; Technical Controller; Telephone Systems/Personal Computer Repairer
Advanced Integrated Voice Communication Network (IVCN) Maintenance Technician; Basic Integrated Voice Communication Network (IVCN) Maintenance Technician; Central Office Exchange Technician; Electronic Technician - Communications; Electronic Technician - Navigation; Fire Control Technician; Fire Controlman; SSN Radio Frequency (RF)Equipment Operator; Special Warfare Boat Operator
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Communications
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- mechanical
Business
- customer service
- management
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- put together small parts with your fingers
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Hearing and Speech
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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:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Analytical Thinking
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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some college or associate's degree usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$53,960
per year, on average
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