How do they match: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

  • Service Engineer
  • Service Technician
  • CO Worker
  • Cable TV Line Technician
  • Cable Television Line Technician
  • Call Circuit Worker
  • Central Office Worker
  • Community Antenna Television Line Technician
  • Customer Service Technician
  • Facility Worker
  • Install and Repair Technician
  • P&E Worker
  • Plant and Equipment Worker
  • Public Address Servicer
  • Telephone Worker
  • Test Worker
  • Toll Test Worker
  • Toll Test Desk Worker
  • Toll Testboard Worker
  • Toll Transmission Worker
  • Transmission Worker

  • 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.

  • Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
  • Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
  • Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
  • Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
  • Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
  • Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
  • Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
  • Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
  • Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
  • Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.

  • Service vehicles to maintain functionality.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Climb equipment or structures to access work areas.
  • Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
  • Explain use of products or services.
  • Gather information about work conditions or locations.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.