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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · SOC 49-9052
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$74,330
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
13,900
Proj. Annual Openings
97,720
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-3.5%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 49-9052 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 57/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $74,330
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 13,900
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -3.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 15,511 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
SpeakingCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingOperations MonitoringActive Listening
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
13.6%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI3.1%
AI ability · AIOE37.8%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne49%
Top Skills
1.Speaking
2.Critical Thinking
3.Complex Problem Solving
4.Operations Monitoring
5.Active Listening
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
4
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#545 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
Common titles: Cable Splicer, Cable Technician, Cable Television Technician (Cable TV Tech), Combination Technician, Field Service Technician, Installation and Repair Technician (I and R Technician)
Representative Tasks
- •Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
- •Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- •Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
- •Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- •Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Install audio or communications equipment.
- •Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- •Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- •Collect payments for goods or services.
- •Explain use of products or services.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotSlack · hotEmail softwareMapcom systems M4Workforce management system software
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.9%
Avg AI Exposure
4
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 49-9052: 2019 — employment: 120,900, median wage: $56,750; 2020 — employment: 122,480, median wage: $58,870; 2021 — employment: 101,530, median wage: $60,190; 2022 — employment: 107,670, median wage: $60,580; 2023 — employment: 98,950, median wage: $64,640; 2025 — employment: 97,720, median wage: $74,330.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 24% Bright |
| Median Salary | $74,330 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |