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Overview
Communication infrastructure maintainers install and maintain the physical and technical infrastructure behind communication systems, including wiring, electronic communication equipment, network routing and channel performance checks.
In job descriptions, look for telecom infrastructure faults, low-voltage wiring, cable inspection, network hardware, ICT protocols, security risks, digging equipment, service calls and performance monitoring.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Communication infrastructure maintenance combines field installation with technical fault finding. Work can include low-voltage wiring, electronic communication equipment, cable routes, network hardware and performance checks after repair.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes telecom concepts, ICT protocols, routing, network security risks, cable limits and assessing infrastructure faults. Some roles add firewalls, VPNs, cable TV services or GPS-supported site work.
Salary context
Pay is best compared through call-out responsibility, field conditions, network complexity, security exposure and whether the role plans equipment procurement as well as repairs faults.
Career paths
Experience can move toward telecom field lead, network operations, infrastructure planning, ICT security implementation or specialist cable and hardware diagnostics.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names outdoor work, digging equipment, cable inspection, routing, safety procedures and response times. These details separate infrastructure maintenance from desk-based IT support.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Telecommunication
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include telecommunications equipment maintainer and radio technician.
These examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
49-2022.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETTelecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
49-9052.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
49-2021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
61Telecommunication
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Information and communications technology installers and servicers (7422)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2ef000b1-8058-4e5a-9646-c5d4e7dbfdae |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7422.1 |
| ISCO group | 7422 |
| Concept type | Occupation |