Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers at My Next Move for Veterans

Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers

Also called: Central Office Technician, Install / Repair Technician, Service Technician, Installer

In the military: see titles from the Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.

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

telecommunications

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics
mechanical

Business

customer service
management

Safety and Government

public safety and security

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

Hand and Finger Use