Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Also known as: Broadband Cable Installer, CCTV Technician (Closed-circuit Television Technician), Cable Installer (+41 more)
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
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What You'll Do
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
- Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
- Access 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.
- String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
- Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
- Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
- Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
Essential Skills
Career Fit Overview
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Top passions
- Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
- Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
- Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
Common styles
Dependability, Attention to Detail, Cautiousness, Perseverance, Stress Tolerance
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Key Abilities
This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:
Technologies & Tools
Work Environment & Strengths
Common Strengths for This Career
- Dependability (High importance: 4.59/5)
- Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.43/5)
- Cautiousness (High importance: 4.29/5)
- Perseverance (High importance: 4.13/5)
- Stress Tolerance (High importance: 3.93/5)
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Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.
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