Telecommunications line and cable installers

NOC

72204

- Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers

Install and repair telecommunication lines, cable television transmission systems and associated hardware.

Full NOC Description

Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers install, repair and maintain telecommunication lines and cables, cable television transmission and distribution systems and associated hardware. They are employed by cable television, telephone and other telecommunications service companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Install, remove, maintain and repair aerial and underground telephone, coaxial and fibre optic cable television, and other telecommunication transmission and distribution lines, cables and associated hardware

Splice and repair various types and sizes of telephone and other telecommunication cables including single line, coaxial and fibre optic

Repair or replace faulty cables, power supplies, amplifiers and other associated transmission and distribution equipment

Inspect, monitor, test and adjust telecommunication transmission lines and cables and distribution systems

Analyze and record test results

Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures or work in confined spaces such as trenches, tunnels and crawl spaces

Communicate with other workers to coordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments

Assist in the erection and removal of telecommunication poles, towers and associated support structures

May operate excavation machinery and other heavy equipment.

Also Known As

apprentice lineman/woman - telecommunications
cable television installation technician
cable television maintenance technician
communication technician - construction
construction technician - cable television

telecommunication cable repairer

telecommunications line installer

telecommunications lineman/woman

telephone line technician

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is required.

For telecommunication line and cable installers and repairers, completion of a four-year telecommunications line and cable apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years work experience in the trade and some industry- related or other specialized courses or completion of a two-year college program in electronics is usually required.

For cable television maintenance technicians, completion of a college program in electronics or a combination of college, correspondence or industry courses related to electronics and electrical systems and on-the-job training or completion of a four-year cable television technician apprenticeship program is required.

Trade certification for network cabling specialists is available, but voluntary, in Ontario.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes
Compulsory: No
Red Seal: No

Regulation Body

Skilled Trades NB

Employment by Sex

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0.0%

Female

100.0%

Male

Employment by age

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14.7%

15-24

26.5%

25-34

23.5%

35-44

17.6%

45-54

14.7%

55-64

2.9%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

35.3%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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67.6%

Construction

29.4%

Information and cultural industries

N/A

2.9%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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14.70%

Northeast

32.40%

Southeast

26.50%

Southwest

20.60%

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$64,000

Northeast

$60,000

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

$52,000

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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