Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers
Job description
These individuals install, repair, and maintain telecommunications lines and cables.
Environment
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Install, maintain, inspect, and repair telecommunication lines and cables.
- Splice (assemble) and repair cables and optical fibres.
- Test lines or cables.
- Record and analyze test results to evaluate transmission characteristics and detect faults or failures.
- Climb poles or ladders to work at heights.
- Climb ladders or use aerial ladders to work at heights.
- Lay and maintain cables in confined spaces (trenches, tunnels, etc.).
- Help erect and remove telecommunications poles and towers.
- Operate diggers or other heavy equipment as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $20.00
- Median
- $32.19
- Maximum
- $45.67
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 5.9% Female
- 94.1% Male
Not available.
- 5.9% Female
- 94.1% 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
$68,000
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 2345% of jobs
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NAICS 5139% of jobs
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NAICS 54152% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 3352% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2345% of jobs
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NAICS 5139% of jobs
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NAICS 54152% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 3352% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in installation and Repair of Telecommunications Equipment
Code : 5766
Placement rate: 70.5%
24.1% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in installation et réparation d'équipement de télécommunication
Code : 5266
Placement rate: 78.3%
15.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in montage de lignes électriques et de télécommunications
Code : 5375
Placement rate: 86.2%
2.3% of graduates pursue further studies
College
Sometimes required
- A class 5 driver’s licence is often required.
WAP
This occupation is targeted by Workplace Apprenticeship Programs
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
- Solving complex problems
- Monitoring operations
- Coordination
- Troubleshooting
- Active listening
- Equipment maintenance
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Awareness of issues
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Hand-arm stability
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Core strength
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Digital dexterity
- Static muscle power
- Control accuracy
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 72204
Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
Job titles
- Line Workers
- Structured Wiring Technicians
- Telecommunication cable installer
- Line installer - telecommunications
- Telecommunication cable repairer
- Cable television maintenance technician
- Cable television installation technician
- Apprentice lineman/woman - telecommunications
- Journeyman/woman lineman/woman - telecommunications
- Signal tracer - telecommunications
- Service tracer - telecommunications
- Communications electrician - construction craft
- Splicer - telecommunications
- Telecommunications cable splicer
- Underground cable splicer - telecommunications
- Telephone cable splicer
- Cable tester - telecommunications
- Fibre optic cable splicer
- Rigger - telecommunications
- Line inspector - telecommunications
- Toll line inspector - telecommunications
- Cable installer - telecommunications
- Repair lineman/woman - telecommunications
- Cable television installer
- Telecommunications lineman/woman
- Telephone line and cableman/woman
- Toll lineman/woman - telecommunications
- Section lineman/woman - telecommunications
- Cable repairer - telecommunications
- Line repairer - telecommunications
- Toll line repairman/woman - telecommunications
- Access technician - telecommunication
- Splicer technician - telecommunications
- Splicer technician - telephone
- Communication line technician
- Telecommunication line technician
- Telephone line technician
- Structured cabling technician
- Communication technician - construction
- Construction technician - cable television
- Construction technician - telecommunications
- Telecommunication line construction technician
- Community antenna television (catv) maintenance technician
- Community antenna television (catv) installation technician
- Cable repair technician - telecommunications
- Telecontrol technologist
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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