Installation & Repair
Cable TV & Internet Installers
SOC 49-9052
Install cable, internet, and phone service in homes and businesses.
The job
Median pay
$74k
$54k to $96k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-3.4% projected
Openings a year
8k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
4/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
0th pct
More exposed than 0% of occupations · modeled estimate · 58th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
52/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 9,700 | 0.7 | 1.1× | $76k |
| California | 8,810 | 0.5 | 0.8× | $98k |
| New York | 8,530 | 0.9 | 1.4× | $101k |
| Florida | 5,760 | 0.6 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Virginia | 4,120 | 1.0 | 1.6× | $79k |
| Ohio | 3,920 | 0.7 | 1.1× | $63k |
| Pennsylvania | 3,890 | 0.6 | 1.0× | $81k |
| Georgia | 3,530 | 0.7 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Michigan | 2,780 | 0.6 | 1.0× | $74k |
| Missouri | 2,710 | 0.9 | 1.5× | $59k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2,620 | 0.8 | 1.3× | $64k |
| North Carolina | 2,610 | 0.5 | 0.8× | $57k |
| New Jersey | 2,540 | 0.6 | 0.9× | $102k |
| Illinois | 2,460 | 0.4 | 0.6× | $71k |
| Maryland | 2,400 | 0.9 | 1.4× | $82k |
| Massachusetts | 2,230 | 0.6 | 1.0× | $103k |
| Kentucky | 1,870 | 0.9 | 1.5× | $64k |
| Arkansas | 1,690 | 1.3 | 2.1× | $61k |
| Colorado | 1,630 | 0.6 | 0.9× | $66k |
| Indiana | 1,580 | 0.5 | 0.8× | $59k |
| Alabama | 1,530 | 0.7 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Washington | 1,510 | 0.4 | 0.7× | $76k |
| Oklahoma | 1,410 | 0.8 | 1.3× | $49k |
| South Carolina | 1,310 | 0.6 | 0.9× | $60k |
| West Virginia | 1,270 | 1.8 | 2.9× | $90k |
| Minnesota | 1,130 | 0.4 | 0.6× | $74k |
| Louisiana | 960 | 0.5 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Wisconsin | 950 | 0.3 | 0.5× | $64k |
| Oregon | 920 | 0.5 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Iowa | 820 | 0.5 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Utah | 800 | 0.5 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Arizona | 790 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $59k |
| Nevada | 730 | 0.5 | 0.8× | $72k |
| Mississippi | 700 | 0.6 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Hawaii | 680 | 1.1 | 1.7× | $80k |
| Maine | 680 | 1.1 | 1.7× | $92k |
| South Dakota | 590 | 1.3 | 2.0× | $50k |
| New Hampshire | 540 | 0.8 | 1.3× | $86k |
| Kansas | 530 | 0.4 | 0.6× | $64k |
| Montana | 530 | 1.0 | 1.6× | $76k |
| Connecticut | 500 | 0.3 | 0.5× | $97k |
| Washington DC | 500 | 0.7 | 1.1× | $98k |
| Rhode Island | 490 | 1.0 | 1.6× | $104k |
| Alaska | 390 | 1.2 | 1.9× | $97k |
| Nebraska | 390 | 0.4 | 0.6× | $50k |
| New Mexico | 350 | 0.4 | 0.6× | $58k |
| Delaware | 310 | 0.6 | 1.0× | $94k |
| Vermont | 310 | 1.0 | 1.6× | $62k |
| Idaho | 300 | 0.3 | 0.6× | $56k |
| North Dakota | 300 | 0.7 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Wyoming | 160 | 0.6 | 0.9× | $64k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,340 jobs · $103k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,030 jobs · $79k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,860 jobs · $96k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,780 jobs · $97k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,110 jobs · $58k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX2,040 jobs · $77k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,760 jobs · $97k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,730 jobs · $103k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Cable TV & Internet Installers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.