Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Core tasks

1. 01Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
2. 02Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
3. 03Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
4. 04Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
5. 05Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
6. 06Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

• Repeating same tasks3.56
• Degree of automation1.80
• Time sitting2.16
• Originality (ability)2.50
• Conflict situations3.19
• Hands-on objects/tools4.59
• Outdoors / weather4.83
• Disease exposure2.34
• Decision freedom4.51

Top abilities

• Oral Expression3.62
• Oral Comprehension3.62
• Near Vision3.62
• Problem Sensitivity3.38
• Extent Flexibility3.38
• Arm-Hand Steadiness3.38
• Multilimb Coordination3.25
• Manual Dexterity3.25

Essential skills

• Reading Comprehension2.88
• Active Listening3.00
• Writing2.62
• Speaking3.12
• Mathematics2.00
• Science1.75
• Critical Thinking3.12
• Active Learning2.75
• Learning Strategies2.25
• Monitoring3.00