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Cable TV & Internet Installers vs Electronic Equipment Installers

Median pay is about $26k higher for Cable TV & Internet Installers. The usual entry education is high school for Cable TV & Internet Installers and postsecondary cert for Electronic Equipment Installers.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Cable TV & Internet Installers compared with Electronic Equipment Installers: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureCable TV & Internet InstallersElectronic Equipment Installers
Pay
Median pay$74,330, higher$48,420
Entry pay 25th percentile$54,310, higher$43,310
Experienced pay 75th percentile$95,850, higher$58,500
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth-3.4% Declining, higher-14% Declining
Openings a year8,000400
Getting in
Typical educationHigh schoolPostsecondary cert
Difficulty modeled1.8 / 51.8 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledVery lowVery low
AI exposure modeled, percentile0th pct2nd pct

Where the skills differ

Only Cable TV & Internet Installers

  • Active Learning

Only Electronic Equipment Installers

  • Writing

Both lean on speaking, critical thinking, active listening, monitoring, reading comprehension.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.