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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
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) |
| 100,080 |
2.3 % |
$26.30 |
$54,700 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.47 |
$17.50 |
$25.28 |
$35.03 |
$40.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$28,010 |
$36,390 |
$52,590 |
$72,870 |
$83,260 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
48,200 |
8.38 |
$30.08 |
$62,570 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
20,730 |
1.04 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Utility System Construction |
17,410 |
3.55 |
$20.91 |
$43,480 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
1,600 |
2.82 |
$26.77 |
$55,680 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,450 |
0.38 |
$35.74 |
$74,340 |
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) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,450 |
0.38 |
$35.74 |
$74,340 |
| Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
48,200 |
8.38 |
$30.08 |
$62,570 |
| Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) |
1,080 |
0.89 |
$28.86 |
$60,030 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
910 |
0.07 |
$28.83 |
$59,970 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
130 |
0.01 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
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 |
10,480 |
0.66 |
0.92 |
$29.63 |
$61,630 |
| Texas |
10,340 |
0.88 |
1.24 |
$24.05 |
$50,020 |
| New York |
8,890 |
0.98 |
1.37 |
$34.73 |
$72,230 |
| Florida |
7,080 |
0.86 |
1.21 |
$19.00 |
$39,510 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,510 |
0.96 |
1.35 |
$30.93 |
$64,330 |
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) |
| Alaska |
470 |
1.44 |
2.03 |
$36.09 |
$75,070 |
| West Virginia |
1,000 |
1.43 |
2.01 |
$29.38 |
$61,110 |
| Maryland |
3,120 |
1.18 |
1.66 |
$29.09 |
$60,510 |
| South Dakota |
490 |
1.16 |
1.63 |
$23.34 |
$48,550 |
| Oklahoma |
1,690 |
1.07 |
1.50 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
2,270 |
0.66 |
0.92 |
$36.81 |
$76,570 |
| Alaska |
470 |
1.44 |
2.03 |
$36.09 |
$75,070 |
| New York |
8,890 |
0.98 |
1.37 |
$34.73 |
$72,230 |
| Delaware |
260 |
0.58 |
0.82 |
$32.58 |
$67,770 |
| Vermont |
150 |
0.48 |
0.67 |
$32.28 |
$67,140 |
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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,970 |
1.06 |
1.48 |
$34.22 |
$71,180 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
3,200 |
1.28 |
1.80 |
$29.89 |
$62,160 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,610 |
0.89 |
1.25 |
$26.19 |
$54,470 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,150 |
0.88 |
1.24 |
$20.99 |
$43,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,140 |
0.59 |
0.83 |
$33.54 |
$69,760 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,710 |
1.27 |
1.79 |
$29.27 |
$60,880 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,670 |
0.66 |
0.92 |
$20.01 |
$41,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,530 |
0.36 |
0.51 |
$32.11 |
$66,800 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,490 |
0.95 |
1.34 |
$29.14 |
$60,620 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,410 |
0.99 |
1.39 |
$23.06 |
$47,950 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
240 |
6.18 |
8.67 |
$32.81 |
$68,250 |
| Lebanon, PA |
110 |
2.19 |
3.07 |
$27.36 |
$56,910 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
200 |
2.19 |
3.07 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL |
280 |
2.06 |
2.88 |
$18.26 |
$37,990 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
140 |
1.98 |
2.78 |
$19.72 |
$41,010 |
| Anchorage, AK |
330 |
1.85 |
2.60 |
$36.47 |
$75,860 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
280 |
1.71 |
2.39 |
$19.42 |
$40,390 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
470 |
1.67 |
2.34 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
80 |
1.63 |
2.28 |
$22.86 |
$47,550 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
340 |
1.61 |
2.26 |
$20.58 |
$42,820 |
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United States Department of Labor
