Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
National estimates for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Industry profile for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Geographic profile for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
National estimates for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 101,530 |
2.4 % |
$ 29.93 |
$ 62,250 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.86 |
$ 20.95 |
$ 28.94 |
$ 37.96 |
$ 47.27 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 37,140 |
$ 43,570 |
$ 60,190 |
$ 78,960 |
$ 98,320 |
Industry profile for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
61,220 |
9.24 |
$ 32.35 |
$ 67,280 |
| Utility System Construction |
15,290 |
2.83 |
$ 23.35 |
$ 48,570 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
14,760 |
0.66 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,410 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,490 |
0.03 |
$ 29.97 |
$ 62,330 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,420 |
0.38 |
$ 42.49 |
$ 88,390 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
61,220 |
9.24 |
$ 32.35 |
$ 67,280 |
| Utility System Construction |
15,290 |
2.83 |
$ 23.35 |
$ 48,570 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
1,270 |
2.66 |
$ 26.91 |
$ 55,980 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
14,760 |
0.66 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,410 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,420 |
0.38 |
$ 42.49 |
$ 88,390 |
Top paying industries for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
Geographic profile for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
12,680 |
1.04 |
1.44 |
$ 28.23 |
$ 58,710 |
| California |
11,410 |
0.69 |
0.96 |
$ 35.81 |
$ 74,490 |
| New York |
8,860 |
1.02 |
1.42 |
$ 37.39 |
$ 77,770 |
| Florida |
5,860 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$ 22.57 |
$ 46,950 |
| Virginia |
5,150 |
1.37 |
1.90 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,100 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
1,040 |
1.90 |
2.64 |
$ 35.78 |
$ 74,430 |
| West Virginia |
1,100 |
1.68 |
2.33 |
$ 32.64 |
$ 67,890 |
| Virginia |
5,150 |
1.37 |
1.90 |
$ 30.82 |
$ 64,100 |
| Arkansas |
1,440 |
1.21 |
1.68 |
$ 22.28 |
$ 46,340 |
| South Dakota |
500 |
1.19 |
1.66 |
$ 23.41 |
$ 48,690 |
Top paying states for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
2,410 |
0.63 |
0.87 |
$ 44.34 |
$ 92,220 |
| Massachusetts |
2,420 |
0.71 |
0.99 |
$ 42.41 |
$ 88,220 |
| New York |
8,860 |
1.02 |
1.42 |
$ 37.39 |
$ 77,770 |
| Illinois |
1,930 |
0.34 |
0.48 |
$ 36.57 |
$ 76,060 |
| Vermont |
170 |
0.59 |
0.82 |
$ 36.27 |
$ 75,430 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| 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 |
7,420 |
0.86 |
1.19 |
$ 41.43 |
$ 86,170 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,220 |
0.74 |
1.02 |
$ 33.62 |
$ 69,940 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,100 |
1.14 |
1.59 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,230 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,240 |
1.10 |
1.53 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,710 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,020 |
0.70 |
0.97 |
$ 30.13 |
$ 62,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,010 |
0.76 |
1.05 |
$ 38.67 |
$ 80,440 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
1,880 |
1.89 |
2.62 |
$ 26.14 |
$ 54,380 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,750 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$ 43.45 |
$ 90,370 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,710 |
0.66 |
0.92 |
$ 25.31 |
$ 52,630 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
1,640 |
1.28 |
1.77 |
$ 23.23 |
$ 48,320 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Charleston, WV |
260 |
2.63 |
3.65 |
$ 33.26 |
$ 69,180 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
100 |
2.22 |
3.08 |
$ 25.15 |
$ 52,310 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
810 |
2.04 |
2.83 |
$ 36.00 |
$ 74,870 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
1,880 |
1.89 |
2.62 |
$ 26.14 |
$ 54,380 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
60 |
1.83 |
2.54 |
$ 31.94 |
$ 66,430 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
270 |
1.81 |
2.52 |
$ 21.89 |
$ 45,530 |
| Mansfield, OH |
80 |
1.77 |
2.45 |
$ 24.10 |
$ 50,130 |
| Roanoke, VA |
260 |
1.77 |
2.45 |
$ 32.68 |
$ 67,970 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
620 |
1.48 |
2.06 |
$ 34.16 |
$ 71,050 |
| Missoula, MT |
90 |
1.47 |
2.05 |
$ 24.64 |
$ 51,250 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,020 |
0.45 |
0.63 |
$ 43.60 |
$ 90,680 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,750 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$ 43.45 |
$ 90,370 |
| Salinas, CA |
40 |
0.21 |
0.30 |
$ 42.33 |
$ 88,050 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,420 |
0.86 |
1.19 |
$ 41.43 |
$ 86,170 |
| Fresno, CA |
180 |
0.49 |
0.68 |
$ 40.13 |
$ 83,470 |
| Modesto, CA |
60 |
0.35 |
0.49 |
$ 40.12 |
$ 83,460 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,260 |
0.30 |
0.41 |
$ 39.87 |
$ 82,930 |
| Trenton, NJ |
130 |
0.56 |
0.78 |
$ 39.74 |
$ 82,660 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
240 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$ 39.15 |
$ 81,430 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
90 |
0.70 |
0.97 |
$ 39.14 |
$ 81,400 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers:
About May 2021 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.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
