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

  • Customer Service Technician
  • Central Office Equipment Installer
  • Central Office Frame Wirer
  • Central Office Mechanic
  • Central Office Repairer
  • Central Office Technician
  • Central Office Trouble Shooter
  • Central Office Worker
  • Service Engineer
  • Service Technician
  • Fiber Optic Central Office Installer
  • Network Operations Center Technician
  • Public Address Servicer
  • Satellite Communications Operator
  • Test Desk Operator
  • Testboard Operator
  • Transmission Systems Operator
  • Voltmeter Operator

  • 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.

  • Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
  • Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
  • Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints.
  • Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
  • Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
  • Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations.
  • Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.

  • Service vehicles to maintain functionality.
  • Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation.
  • Document operational activities.
  • Explain use of products or services.
  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
  • Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.