Careers · Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · West Virginia
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in West 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 West Virginia the median pay is $63,560 a year, 1% below the national median of $63,890.
$63,560median pay in West Virginia, per year
$48,420–$79,830middle half earn
820employed in West Virginia
$63,890U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
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
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers.
Licenses and training in West Virginia
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in other states
Alaska · $95,850North Dakota · $90,890New Hampshire · $85,240Vermont · $81,800Louisiana · $80,210Hawaii · $79,250New Jersey · $78,000Washington · $77,610California · $76,630Massachusetts · $76,500
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 49-2022.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia, annual.