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

  • CO Worker
  • Call Circuit Worker
  • Central Office Worker
  • Facility Worker
  • P&E Worker
  • Plant and Equipment Worker
  • 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.

  • Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
  • Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
  • Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
  • Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
  • Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
  • Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.

  • 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.
  • Gather information about work conditions or locations.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.