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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

49-2022 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers’ property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings. Excludes “Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers” (49-9052).


National estimates for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Industry profile for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Geographic profile for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

National estimates for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
168,180 1.7 % $ 29.65 $ 61,670 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 17.42 $ 22.45 $ 28.83 $ 36.80 $ 42.68
Annual Wage (2) $ 36,240 $ 46,690 $ 59,960 $ 76,550 $ 88,770


Industry profile for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Telecommunications 105,440 16.05 $ 31.54 $ 65,600
Building Equipment Contractors 24,090 1.03 $ 25.81 $ 53,680
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 7,110 0.29 $ 23.30 $ 48,470
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 5,200 4.93 $ 22.78 $ 47,380
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 5,010 0.35 $ 28.09 $ 58,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Telecommunications 105,440 16.05 $ 31.54 $ 65,600
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 5,200 4.93 $ 22.78 $ 47,380
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers 3,970 1.70 $ 28.07 $ 58,390
Building Equipment Contractors 24,090 1.03 $ 25.81 $ 53,680
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 5,010 0.35 $ 28.09 $ 58,430

Top paying industries for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 310 0.08 $ 42.90 $ 89,230
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations 50 0.04 $ 41.49 $ 86,300
Nonresidential Building Construction 50 0.01 $ 41.14 $ 85,570
Scientific Research and Development Services 130 0.01 $ 38.60 $ 80,280
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (8) (8) $ 37.07 $ 77,100


Geographic profile for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 18,880 1.45 1.28 $ 25.25 $ 52,520
California 16,140 0.92 0.80 $ 34.23 $ 71,210
Florida 13,300 1.44 1.27 $ 26.33 $ 54,760
New York 10,420 1.14 1.01 $ 31.50 $ 65,510
Georgia 8,740 1.89 1.67 $ 29.18 $ 60,700


Map of location quotient of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 680 2.22 1.95 $ 41.33 $ 85,960
Georgia 8,740 1.89 1.67 $ 29.18 $ 60,700
North Dakota 680 1.67 1.47 $ 33.32 $ 69,310
New Hampshire 1,070 1.63 1.43 $ 37.10 $ 77,180
Idaho 1,270 1.59 1.40 $ 28.07 $ 58,380


Map of annual mean wages of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 370 0.78 0.68 $ 42.09 $ 87,540
Alaska 680 2.22 1.95 $ 41.33 $ 85,960
District of Columbia 490 0.71 0.62 $ 38.67 $ 80,440
Massachusetts 3,120 0.88 0.77 $ 38.41 $ 79,890
New Hampshire 1,070 1.63 1.43 $ 37.10 $ 77,180



Map of employment of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 9,790 1.07 0.94 $ 32.23 $ 67,040
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,590 1.73 1.52 $ 25.74 $ 53,540
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,160 2.26 1.99 $ 30.38 $ 63,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,360 1.21 1.07 $ 30.42 $ 63,280
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,570 1.50 1.31 $ 25.33 $ 52,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,550 1.73 1.53 $ 26.53 $ 55,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,480 0.73 0.65 $ 33.82 $ 70,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,330 1.39 1.22 $ 37.99 $ 79,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,100 1.02 0.90 $ 34.64 $ 72,060
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,620 0.97 0.85 $ 39.08 $ 81,280


Map of location quotient of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Anchorage, AK 540 3.23 2.84 $ 43.51 $ 90,490
Valdosta, GA 170 3.19 2.80 $ 25.09 $ 52,190
Manchester, NH 290 2.75 2.42 $ 41.37 $ 86,050
Cheyenne, WY 130 2.73 2.40 $ 31.16 $ 64,810
Baton Rouge, LA 1,030 2.67 2.35 $ 28.11 $ 58,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,160 2.26 1.99 $ 30.38 $ 63,190
Corvallis, OR 80 2.10 1.85 $ 28.18 $ 58,610
Danbury, CT 160 2.08 1.83 $ 31.10 $ 64,680
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 370 2.05 1.80 $ 26.29 $ 54,680
Mobile, AL 340 1.98 1.74 $ 27.37 $ 56,920


Map of annual mean wages of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Anchorage, AK 540 3.23 2.84 $ 43.51 $ 90,490
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 380 0.67 0.59 $ 42.18 $ 87,730
Manchester, NH 290 2.75 2.42 $ 41.37 $ 86,050
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,620 0.97 0.85 $ 39.08 $ 81,280
Fairbanks, AK 50 1.48 1.30 $ 39.03 $ 81,190
El Centro, CA 50 0.75 0.66 $ 38.66 $ 80,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,330 1.39 1.22 $ 37.99 $ 79,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,070 0.96 0.84 $ 37.64 $ 78,280
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 50 1.00 0.88 $ 37.18 $ 77,330
Springfield, MA-CT 180 0.57 0.50 $ 36.99 $ 76,940

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 530 1.38 1.22 $ 26.19 $ 54,470
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 350 1.94 1.71 $ 27.29 $ 56,770
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 280 1.75 1.54 $ 26.94 $ 56,040
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 270 1.41 1.24 $ 25.24 $ 52,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 260 2.65 2.33 $ 27.21 $ 56,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 260 2.65 2.33 $ 27.21 $ 56,600
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 210 2.34 2.06 $ 26.49 $ 55,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 160 2.23 1.96 $ 29.22 $ 60,770
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 140 2.20 1.94 $ 34.37 $ 71,490
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 250 2.19 1.93 $ 20.29 $ 42,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 200 1.83 1.60 $ 37.60 $ 78,210
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 1.20 1.06 $ 36.73 $ 76,390
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 110 1.09 0.96 $ 35.02 $ 72,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.09 0.96 $ 34.95 $ 72,690
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 140 2.20 1.94 $ 34.37 $ 71,490


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023