Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers - 49-9052.00

O*NET-SOC Description

String and repair telephone and television cable, including fiber optics and other equipment for transmitting messages or television programming.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Cable Television Installer
  • Line Installer-Repairer

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

49-9011.00 Mechanical Door Repairers
49-9012.00 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
49-9021.00 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
49-9021.01 Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers
49-9021.02 Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
49-9031.00 Home Appliance Repairers
49-9041.00 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
49-9042.00 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
49-9043.00 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
49-9044.00 Millwrights
49-9045.00 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
49-9051.00 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
49-9052.00 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
49-9061.00 Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
49-9062.00 Medical Equipment Repairers
49-9063.00 Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
49-9064.00 Watch Repairers
49-9069.99 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
49-9091.00 Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
49-9092.00 Commercial Divers
49-9093.00 Fabric Menders, Except Garment
49-9094.00 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
49-9095.00 Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
49-9096.00 Riggers
49-9097.00 Signal and Track Switch Repairers
49-9098.00 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
49-9099.99 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Access specific areas to string lines and install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, and appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles and ladders or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
  • Clean and maintain tools and test equipment.
  • Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses in order to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
  • Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
  • Dig trenches for underground wires and cables.
  • Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees that are due.
  • Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.
  • Inspect and test lines and cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults and malfunctions.
  • Install equipment such as amplifiers and repeaters in order to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
  • Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
  • Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
  • Participate in the construction and removal of telecommunication towers and associated support structures.
  • Place insulation over conductors, and seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
  • Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks; then pull lines through ducts by hand or with winches.
  • Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, and adjusting equipment.
  • Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
  • String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.
  • Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, and repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment and accessories.
  • Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, including digger derricks, trenchers, and cable plows.

Detailed Work Activities

  • answer customer or public inquiries
  • apply cleaning solvents
  • bend tubing or conduit
  • calibrate or adjust electronic equipment or instruments to specification
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • climb ladders, scaffolding, or utility or telephone poles
  • collect fees
  • compute production, construction, or installation specifications
  • dig holes or trenches for foundations, posts, poles, or related items
  • distinguish colors
  • erect power or communication poles or towers
  • install electrical conduit or tubing
  • install electrical fixtures or components
  • install electronic power, communication, control, or security equipment or systems
  • install lead-in wires to control boxes and other components
  • install or replace meters, regulators, or related measuring or control devices
  • install power or communication lines, lead-in lines or cables
  • install/string electrical or electronic cable or wiring
  • maintain or repair work tools or equipment
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
  • operate pneumatic tamper to patch pavement or tamp earth
  • read blueprints
  • read schematics
  • read tape measure
  • read technical drawings
  • repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures, or equipment
  • repair power or communication lines
  • splice electric cable
  • splice electric or communications trunk lines
  • test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
  • use electrical line repair equipment
  • use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
  • use hand or power tools
  • use interpersonal communication techniques
  • use measuring devices in construction or extraction work
  • use soldering equipment
  • use two-way radio or mobile phone
  • use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter