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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Alabama

Telecommunications line installers and repairers install, maintain, and repair cables that carry phone, internet, and television signals to homes and businesses. This includes fiber optic cables and traditional copper lines In Alabama the median pay is $60,890 a year, 18% below the national median of $74,330.

$60,890median pay in Alabama, per year

$49,070–$75,080middle half earn

1,530employed in Alabama

$74,330U.S. median, for comparison

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Openings in Alabama and remote

SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Montgomery, Alabama · $25.49–$29.74
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Anniston, Alabama · $27–$31.51
SURFACE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Alexandria, Alabama · $27–$31.51
SURFACE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Cullman, Alabama · $27–$31.51
SMALL ARMS REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Alexandria, Alabama · $27–$31.51
SURFACE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Mobile, Alabama · $28.96–$33.78
SURFACE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Montgomery, Alabama · $25.49–$29.74
SURFACE MAINTENANCE REPAIRER (T32) · Army National Guard Units · Foley, Alabama · $28.96–$33.78

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What it takes

Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training).

Skills that matter most

SpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringQuality Control AnalysisReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCoordinationInstallation

Knowledge areas

TelecommunicationsCustomer and Personal ServiceEngineering and TechnologyComputers and ElectronicsPublic Safety and SecurityBuilding and Construction

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Licenses and training in Alabama

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in other states

Rhode Island · $103,810 Massachusetts · $103,410 New Jersey · $102,090 New York · $100,960 California · $97,980 District of Columbia · $97,600 Alaska · $97,450 Connecticut · $97,140 Delaware · $93,850 Maine · $92,120

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O*NET-SOC 49-9052.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alabama, annual.