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

  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

  • Telecommunication Equipment Repairer
  • Telecommunications Repairer
  • Telecommunications Facility Examiner
  • Telecommunications Switch Technician
  • Telecommunications Technician
  • Repair Technician
  • Cable TV Line Technician
  • Cable Television Line Technician
  • Central Office Repairer
  • Communication Equipment Repairer
  • Communications Equipment Repair Technician
  • Community Antenna Television Line Technician
  • Install and Repair Technician
  • Instrument Repairer
  • Matrix Repairer
  • PBX Repairer
  • Private Branch Exchange Repairer
  • Telephone Repairer
  • Telephone Station Repairer

  • 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.

  • Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
  • Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
  • Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
  • Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
  • 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.
  • Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
  • Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.

  • Repair electrical components.
  • Repair electronic equipment.
  • Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Inspect telecommunications equipment to identify problems.
  • Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.