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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in California

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 California the median pay is $97,980 a year, 32% above the national median of $74,330.

$97,980median pay in California, per year

$81,130–$102,540middle half earn

8,810employed in California

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

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Openings in California and remote

ARTILLERY REPAIRER · U.S. Marine Corps · Twentynine Palms, California · $31.92–$41.84
Equipment Repairer · Air Mobility Command · Travis AFB, California · $25.49–$25.49
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Fort Hunter Liggett, California · $37.51–$43.69
SMALL ARMS REPAIRER · Army National Guard Units · Long Beach, California · $31.92–$37.26
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Sacramento, California · $32.22–$37.56
BRIDGEPORT, CA - VENDING SUPERVISOR/MACHINE REPAIRER NF3 · U.S. Marine Corps · Bridgeport, California · $26–$26
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer Leader · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Fort Hunter Liggett, California · $41.21–$48.04

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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 California

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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 District of Columbia · $97,600 Alaska · $97,450 Connecticut · $97,140 Delaware · $93,850 Maine · $92,120 West Virginia · $89,690

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