Installation & Repair
Telecom Equipment Installers
SOC 49-2022
Set up and repair the equipment behind phone and internet service.
The job
Median pay
$64k
$52k to $82k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-3.3% projected
Openings a year
11k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
16/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
24th pct
More exposed than 24% of occupations · modeled estimate · 64th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
49/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 14,040 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $77k |
| Texas | 13,440 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Florida | 11,820 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $61k |
| Georgia | 6,640 | 1.4 | 1.5× | $65k |
| New York | 6,240 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $68k |
| Illinois | 5,760 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $65k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,220 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $65k |
| Michigan | 3,940 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $62k |
| Ohio | 3,560 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $62k |
| North Carolina | 3,540 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $64k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,320 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $73k |
| Virginia | 3,310 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Washington | 3,210 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $78k |
| Alabama | 3,200 | 1.5 | 1.7× | $60k |
| Colorado | 3,180 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $76k |
| Louisiana | 3,060 | 1.6 | 1.8× | $80k |
| Massachusetts | 2,890 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $77k |
| New Jersey | 2,690 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $78k |
| Maryland | 2,520 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $63k |
| Tennessee | 2,480 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Missouri | 2,260 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $58k |
| Kentucky | 2,210 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $60k |
| Utah | 2,160 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $66k |
| South Carolina | 2,130 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Wisconsin | 2,120 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Indiana | 2,050 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $61k |
| Connecticut | 1,910 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $75k |
| Minnesota | 1,900 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $75k |
| Iowa | 1,780 | 1.1 | 1.3× | $66k |
| Oregon | 1,710 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $75k |
| Oklahoma | 1,660 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Mississippi | 1,500 | 1.3 | 1.4× | $61k |
| Kansas | 1,480 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Nebraska | 1,430 | 1.4 | 1.5× | $61k |
| Arkansas | 1,320 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $50k |
| New Mexico | 1,100 | 1.3 | 1.4× | $64k |
| Idaho | 1,080 | 1.3 | 1.4× | $62k |
| Nevada | 890 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $63k |
| West Virginia | 820 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $64k |
| Hawaii | 760 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $79k |
| Montana | 630 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $74k |
| New Hampshire | 550 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $85k |
| Alaska | 520 | 1.6 | 1.8× | $96k |
| South Dakota | 520 | 1.1 | 1.3× | $62k |
| North Dakota | 470 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $91k |
| Delaware | 440 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $67k |
| Maine | 400 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $62k |
| Vermont | 310 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $82k |
| Wyoming | 310 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $60k |
| Washington DC | 300 | 0.4 | 0.5× | $73k |
| Rhode Island | 150 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $67k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5,820 jobs · $76k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,680 jobs · $60k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,360 jobs · $73k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,300 jobs · $71k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,810 jobs · $62k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,480 jobs · $70k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX2,850 jobs · $60k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,720 jobs · $70k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Telecom Equipment 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.