Careers · Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · Tennessee
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Tennessee
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 Tennessee the median pay is $63,510 a year, 15% below the national median of $74,330.
$63,510median pay in Tennessee, per year
$49,720–$73,950middle half earn
2,620employed in Tennessee
$74,330U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications line installers and repairers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications line installers and repairers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
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
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers.
Licenses and training in Tennessee
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in other states
Rhode Island · $103,810Massachusetts · $103,410New Jersey · $102,090New York · $100,960California · $97,980District of Columbia · $97,600Alaska · $97,450Connecticut · $97,140Delaware · $93,850Maine · $92,120
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications line installers and repairers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against telecommunications line installers and repairers and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 49-9052.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee, annual.