Headline risk
8%
Low RiskTelecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 4% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 62,630
Employment 2024
156.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-4.2%
Openings (2024–34)
13.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of telecommunications technicians is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation. AI use: 0%
- 2. Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools. AI use: 0%
- 3. Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints. AI use: 0%
- 4. Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks. AI use: 0%
- 5. Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions. AI use: 0%
- 6. Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.5 · 110K employed
Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 21%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Telecommunications technicians install, maintain, and repair radio, internet, and other telecommunications infrastructure.
Most telecommunications technicians work full time. They may have to work night or weekend shifts to maintain or repair telecommunications networks. Technicians travel frequently to installation and repair sites.
Telecommunications technicians typically need at least a high school diploma or equivalent to enter the occupation. Employers may prefer to hire candidates who have a certificate or associate’s degree. These workers also receive on-the-job training.
The median annual wage for telecommunications technicians was $64,310 in May 2024.
Overall employment of telecommunications technicians is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.