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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Virginia

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers install, maintain, and repair communications equipment in central offices, headends, and customer locations. They work with switching, distribution, routing, and dialing systems as well as telephone, cable television, and internet equipment In Virginia the median pay is $61,340 a year, 4% below the national median of $63,890.

$61,340median pay in Virginia, per year

$49,570–$77,570middle half earn

3,310employed in Virginia

$63,890U.S. median, for comparison

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Openings in Virginia and remote

Surface Maintenance Repairer (Title 32) (Permanent) · Army National Guard Units · Troutville, Virginia · $24.44–$31.73
Marine Machinery Repairer · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Norfolk, Virginia · $21.74–$29.79
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Fort Belvoir, Virginia · $31.2–$36.24
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL AND FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-4818-08 · Army National Guard Units · Wheeling, West Virginia · $28.6–$33.3
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-4818-10 · Army National Guard Units · Wheeling, West Virginia · $31.69–$36.99
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Bowling Green, Virginia · $32.85–$38.41
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Wheeling, West Virginia · $30.26–$35.3
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-10 · Air National Guard Units · Martinsburg, West Virginia · $42.17–$49.19

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What it takes

Preparation: Medium preparation (vocational training, an associate degree, or related experience).

Skills that matter most

TroubleshootingRepairingCritical ThinkingOperations MonitoringQuality Control AnalysisInstallationReading ComprehensionActive Listening

Knowledge areas

TelecommunicationsComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityEngineering and Technology

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Licenses and training in Virginia

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in other states

Alaska · $95,850 North Dakota · $90,890 New Hampshire · $85,240 Vermont · $81,800 Louisiana · $80,210 Hawaii · $79,250 New Jersey · $78,000 Washington · $77,610 California · $76,630 Massachusetts · $76,500

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O*NET-SOC 49-2022.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Virginia, annual.