Telecommunications line installers & repairers

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Total Workforce

133k

Average Age

40.8

Average Salary

$54,461

Average Male Salary

$54,673

Average Female Salary

$49,560

About

Telecommunications line installers & repairers are most often employed by the Wired telecommunications carriers industry. The average yearly wage for Telecommunications line installers & repairers was $54,461 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Telecommunications line installers & repairers by wage are Structural iron & steel workers, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, and Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers.

Telecommunications line installers & repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Telecommunications line installers & repairers are Indiana & Armstrong Counties PUMA, PA, Warrick, Gibson & Posey Counties PUMA, IN, and Northwest Lower Peninsula (East) PUMA, MI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Telecommunications line installers & repairers are Warrick, Gibson & Posey Counties PUMA, IN, Indiana & Armstrong Counties PUMA, PA, and Northwest Lower Peninsula (East) PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Telecommunications line installers & repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Wired telecommunications carriers is the industry that employs the most Telecommunications line installers & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Telecommunications line installers & repairers, by average wage, is Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance. Telecommunications line installers & repairers are paid most in North Hempstead Town (South) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Warrick, Gibson & Posey Counties PUMA, IN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$54,461

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,884

In 2018, Telecommunications line installers & repairers earned an average of $54,461, $573 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Structural iron & steel workers make somewhat more than Telecommunications line installers & repairers while Archivists, curators, & museum technicians make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Telecommunications line installers & repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.272

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Telecommunications line installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.272, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Telecommunications line installers & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Telecommunications line installers & repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Telecommunications line installers & repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Telecommunications line installers & repairers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Telecommunications line installers & repairers, by number of employees, are Wired telecommunications carriers, Broadcasting (except internet), and Construction.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Telecommunications line installers & repairers, by average wage, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Wired telecommunications carriers, Wired telecommunications carriers (Legacy), and Computer Systems Design.

Industries by Share

133k

2018 Workforce

± 8,957

-11%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.4%

The number of people employed as Telecommunications line installers & repairers has been declining at a rate of -11%, from 149,772 people in 2017 to 133,227 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Telecommunications line installers & repairers employed by various industries. Wired telecommunications carriers employs the largest share of Telecommunications line installers & repairers at 38.5%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 24.8% and Construction with 15.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Telecommunications line installers & repairers in the US. The average age of male Telecommunications line installers & repairers in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Telecommunications line installers & repairers is 42.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Telecommunications line installers & repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

128k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,770

5.52k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,823

95.9% of Telecommunications line installers & repairers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Telecommunications line installers & repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Telecommunications line installers & repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

60.5% of Telecommunications line installers & repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.9% of Telecommunications line installers & repairers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Telecommunications line installers & repairers.

Age by Gender

40.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.813

42.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.16

The median age of Telecommunications line installers & repairers is 40.8, and Male employees are generally 1.41 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Telecommunications line installers & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Telecommunications line installers & repairers is Business but a relatively high number of Telecommunications line installers & repairers hold a major in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Telecommunications line installers & repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Telecommunications line installers & repairers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, and Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Telecommunications line installers & repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.