Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
(Except Line Installers)

Moderate Risk
41%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
45%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
37%
(Low Risk)
Average: 41%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-3.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$61,270
or $29.45 per hour
Volume
159,670
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.0/10

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Calculated automation risk

45% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

37% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 45% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers' job openings is expected to decline 3.4% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers' was $61,270, or $29 per hour

'Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers' were paid 27.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 159,670 people employed as 'Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.11% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 951 people are employed as 'Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 49-2022.00

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Comments

fimgus (Uncertain) 11 months ago
i'm not sure but f these guys. they come in, plug in a router, give a thumbs up, then charge you $150.
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