Managers of Telecommunications Companies
Job description
These persons operate a telecommunications establishment, service, or facility. They are employed by cable, wireless, and satellite telecommunications services.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Direct the flow of telecommunications traffic in the designated area.
- Direct the day-to-day operations of the telecommunications facility or service.
- Analyze workflow, set priorities, develop standards, and establish deadlines.
- Analyze and improve the telecommunications facility and maintenance services.
- Ensure that telecommunications regulations and government directives are followed.
- Consult with superiors to establish policies for the development, operation, and maintenance of services.
- Liaise with representatives of subsidiaries or transit companies.
- Recruit and train staff.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior management positions in telecommunications.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $17.25
- Median
- $50.00
- Maximum
- $66.67
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 25.7% Female
- 74.3% Male
Not available.
- 25.7% Female
- 74.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$99,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5175% of jobs
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NAICS 54153% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 413% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 563% of jobs
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Others13% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5175% of jobs
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NAICS 54153% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 413% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 563% of jobs
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Others13% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.
Sometimes required
- Several years of experience in a related technical occupation, including supervisory experience, are usually required.
- University degree in science, electrical engineering, or a related field is usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Active learning
- Oral expression
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
- Human resource management
- System analysis
- Systems evaluation
- Time management
- Service oriented
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Written comprehension
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Written expression
- Originality
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Idea generation
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Mathematical reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Leadership
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Professional ambition
- Capacity to network
- Capacity to delegate
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Strategic sense
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 10030
Telecommunication carriers managers
Job titles
- Production manager - telecommunications
- Surveillance manager - telecommunications
- Transmission traffic manager - telecommunications
- Operations manager - telecommunications
- Networks manager - telecommunications
- Equipment chief - telecommunications
- Traffic chief - telecommunications
- Coordinator of technical services - telecommunications
- Network conduct centre assistant manager
- Regional manager - telecommunications system
- Telephone company district manager
- Telecommunications installation manager
- Dial plant manager - telecommunications
- District manager - telecommunications
- Network operations manager
- Operations and transmission services manager
- Network installation manager
- Space programs manager - telecommunications
- Telecommunications department manager
- Earth station manager - telecommunications
- Telecommunications facilities manager
- Switching systems director
- Network services manager
- Telecommunications services manager
- Technical services manager
- Telecommunications manager
- Traffic manager - telephone system
- Traffic manager - cable systems
- Network traffic manager - telecommunications
- Dial plant superintendent - telecommunications
- Installation superintendent - telecommunications
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
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