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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 228,430 |
1.6 % |
$26.21 |
$54,520 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.60 |
$18.80 |
$25.79 |
$33.63 |
$38.22 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,370 |
$39,110 |
$53,640 |
$69,960 |
$79,500 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
139,530 |
24.26 |
$26.75 |
$55,640 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
29,350 |
1.47 |
$23.54 |
$48,970 |
| Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) |
7,770 |
6.43 |
$29.34 |
$61,030 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
7,610 |
13.45 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
7,260 |
2.23 |
$24.39 |
$50,730 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$38.32 |
$79,710 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
200 |
0.03 |
$32.35 |
$67,290 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
(8) |
(8) |
$30.89 |
$64,250 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
1,710 |
0.07 |
$30.08 |
$62,570 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
2,480 |
0.05 |
$30.08 |
$62,560 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
34,010 |
2.13 |
1.31 |
$27.22 |
$56,610 |
| Texas |
24,780 |
2.11 |
1.30 |
$22.98 |
$47,800 |
| Florida |
16,780 |
2.04 |
1.25 |
$24.61 |
$51,180 |
| New York |
11,100 |
1.22 |
0.75 |
$31.66 |
$65,840 |
| Georgia |
9,180 |
2.18 |
1.34 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
740 |
2.42 |
1.49 |
$28.70 |
$59,690 |
| Georgia |
9,180 |
2.18 |
1.34 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
| Tennessee |
6,280 |
2.17 |
1.33 |
$22.51 |
$46,830 |
| Alaska |
700 |
2.16 |
1.33 |
$35.44 |
$73,710 |
| Alabama |
4,110 |
2.15 |
1.32 |
$25.52 |
$53,070 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
700 |
2.16 |
1.33 |
$35.44 |
$73,710 |
| Rhode Island |
520 |
1.09 |
0.67 |
$34.14 |
$71,000 |
| Massachusetts |
3,260 |
0.94 |
0.58 |
$33.24 |
$69,130 |
| New Hampshire |
1,150 |
1.78 |
1.10 |
$32.82 |
$68,260 |
| New York |
11,100 |
1.22 |
0.75 |
$31.66 |
$65,840 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
9,530 |
2.26 |
1.39 |
$27.45 |
$57,090 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
8,330 |
3.43 |
2.11 |
$23.13 |
$48,100 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
7,560 |
1.15 |
0.71 |
$31.93 |
$66,420 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,700 |
2.62 |
1.61 |
$26.99 |
$56,130 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,050 |
1.39 |
0.85 |
$29.30 |
$60,940 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,030 |
1.71 |
1.05 |
$23.67 |
$49,230 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,350 |
2.46 |
1.51 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
3,270 |
2.31 |
1.42 |
$30.95 |
$64,380 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,050 |
2.81 |
1.73 |
$29.75 |
$61,890 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,850 |
2.06 |
1.26 |
$25.60 |
$53,250 |
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United States Department of Labor
