Telecommunications Equipment Installation and Repair Workers
Job description
These individuals install, test, maintain, and repair telecommunications equipment (e.g. telephones).
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Electricity
Main tasks
Telephone Installation and Repair Workers
- Install and maintain telephone equipment, cables, and related hardware.
- Check the installed telephone networks for transmission interruptions.
- Repair or replace defective or damaged telephones, cables, and equipment.
Switched Network Installation and Repair Workers
- Install, inspect, and test systems, circuits, and equipment in switching centres.
- Analyze the test results.
- Resolve problems or repair faulty systems, networks, and equipment.
Telecommunications Services Auditors
- Test customer lines and equipment, complete reports, and maintain records.
- Establish the nature, cause, and location of the failures.
- Send appropriate repair personnel.
- Assist repair personnel with their tasks as required.
Telecommunication Equipment Technicians
- Install, remove, maintain, and inspect telecommunications equipment.
- Configure operating systems and install Internet access software.
- Diagnose and identify hardware failures and replace or repair defective equipment.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $22.00
- Median
- $34.00
- Maximum
- $43.75
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
8,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 7.5% Female
- 92.5% Male
Not available.
- 7.5% Female
- 92.5% 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
$66,000
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 5148% of jobs
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NAICS 2331% of jobs
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NAICS 224% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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Others12% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5148% of jobs
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NAICS 2331% of jobs
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NAICS 224% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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Others12% 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
College
Sometimes required
Telecommunications Services Auditors
- Experience as an installation and repair worker (telephone and switched network) is usually required.
WAP
This occupation is targeted by Workplace Apprenticeship Programs
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Information processing
- Quality control analysis
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Active listening
- Equipment maintenance
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Solving complex problems
- Oral expression
- Operations and control
- Installation
- Judgment and decision-making
- System analysis
- Active learning
- Equipment selection
- Coordination
- Written expression
- Time management
- Social perception
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Colour perception and distinction
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Hand-arm stability
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Limb coordination
- Verbal skills
- Speech recognition
- Processing flexibility
- Control accuracy
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Auditory attention
- Overall coordination of the body
- Overall balance of the body
- Core strength
- Static muscle power
- Idea generation
- Memorization
- Depth perception
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Critical thinking
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Rigour
- Capacity to be discrete
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
Interests
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- 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 72205
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
Job titles
- Telecommunications equipment technician
- Telecommunications equipment installer
- Telecommunications equipment inspector
- Wireman/woman - telecommunications
- Telecommunications service tester
- Central office equipment maintainer - telecommunications
- Apprentice electrician - telecommunications equipment
- Communication electrician apprentice - network craft
- Apprentice communication electrician - switching
- Apprentice telephone switchman/woman
- Electronics apprentice - community antenna television
- Facilities wirer - telecommunications
- Frame wirer - telephone
- Transmission tester - telecommunications
- Central office repairer - telecommunications
- Telephone central office repairer - telecommunications
- Telecommunications equipment electrician
- Communications electrician - telecommunications
- Communication electrician - network craft
- Switched communication electrician
- Toll communication electrician
- Telephone communication electrician
- Repeater tester and adjuster - telecommunications
- Telephone facilities evaluator
- Private branch exchange (pbx) and private automatic branch exchange (pabx) inspector - telecommunications
- Central office equipment inspector - telecommunications
- Service inspector - telecommunications
- Telephone traffic inspector
- Private branch exchange (pbx) and private automatic branch exchange (pabx) installer and repairer - telecommunications
- Equipment installer and repairer - telecommunications
- Exchange installer and repairer - telecommunications
- Telephone equipment installer and repairer
- Business telephone equipment installer and repairer
- Radiotelephone installer and repairer
- Switch network installer and repairer - telecommunications
- Telephone switchboard installer and repairer
- Telephone and teleprinter installer-repairer
- Installer - telecommunications
- Facsimile equipment installer
- Private branch exchange (pbx) and private automatic branch exchange (pabx) installer - telecommunications
- Satellite receiving equipment installer
- Telephone line and station installer
- Central office equipment installer - telecommunications
- Telephone station installer
- Mobile radio installer - telecommunications
- Mobile radiotelephone installer
- Satellite receiver installer
- Repeater installer - telecommunications
- Switched networks installer
- Teleprinter installer - telecommunications
- Telephone installer
- Cellular telephone installer
- Racker - telecommunications
- Test desk operator - telecommunications
- Business telephone equipment maintainer
- Telephone central office distribution frame maintainer
- Combination man/woman - telecommunications
- Facilities man/woman - telecommunications
- Rural telephone maintainer
- Districtman/woman - telecommunications
- Central office frame servicer - telecommunications
- Telephone servicer
- Cablevision servicer
- Toll equipment man/woman - telecommunications
- Switchman/woman - telecommunications
- Toll switchman/woman - telecommunications
- Telephone switchman/woman
- Charging equipment attendant - telecommunications
- Frameman/woman - telecommunications
- Relay adjuster - telecommunications
- Telephone system relay adjuster
- Branch exchange repairer - telecommunications
- Private branch exchange (pbx) and private automatic branch exchange (pabx) repairer - telecommunications
- Central office equipment repairer - telecommunications
- Telephone station repairer
- Switched network repairer
- Teleprinter repairer
- Teletype repairer - telecommunications
- Telephone repairer
- Telephone shop repairer
- Shop repairer - telecommunications
- Army communication and information systems specialist
- Central office technician - telecommunications
- Service centre technician - telecommunications
- Mobile radio technician - telecommunications
- Direct broadcast satellite (dbs) technician - cable television
- Installation service technician - cable television
- Complaint service technician - telecommunications
- Special services technician - telecommunications
- Communication systems technician
- Cellular telephone technician
- Television receive only (tvro) technician
- Head end technician - cable television
- Cable television service installation technician
- Telephone technician - telecommunications
- Satellite television service installation technician
- Electronic communications technician
- Telephone communication technician
- Community antenna television (catv) service installation technician
- Installation and repair technician - telecommunications
- Cable television service technician
- Telecommunications technician
- Regulator and tester - telecommunications
- Telecommunication equipment tester and regulator
- Telephone exchange tester
- Central office tester - telecommunications
- Telephone toll central office tester
- Telecommunication line tester
- Telephone equipment tester
- Relay tester - telecommunications
- Telephone relay tester
- Cable station tester - telecommunications
- Terminal and repeater tester - telecommunications
- Telephone tester
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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