Skills
45 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
5 skills
Essential skills / competences
21 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
17 skills
Overview
Telecommunications technician work is about installing, testing, maintaining and troubleshooting communication systems, devices, cables and related equipment.
In job descriptions, look for customer support, infrastructure fault assessment, cable splicing, radio systems, ICT security policies, soldering electronics, network equipment supplies and safe site work.
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Telecommunications technicians work on communication systems in customer sites, network rooms, outdoor infrastructure or service vehicles. A job can include installation, testing, cable work, fault tracing, device replacement, stock checks and user assistance.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes cable splicing, radio systems, complex communication systems, ICT security policies, electronics soldering, network equipment procurement and explaining technical problems to customers. Field roles also require safe work around tools, cables and excavation.
Salary context
Salary context depends on field travel, on-call duties, network complexity, customer support responsibility, security-sensitive systems, cable or radio specialization and whether the technician diagnoses faults or mainly follows installation tasks.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior field technician, network installation lead, telecom infrastructure troubleshooting, radio systems support, ICT security implementation or service coordination.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name fibre or cable splicing, radios, computer telephony, customer visits, inventory, digging equipment, safety routines and the split between installation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
telecoms systems technician
communication technician
telecommunications installer
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Occupation group
Information and communications technology installers and servicers (7422)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/056bef79-c125-47ab-b6b9-8eed05c9458c |
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| ESCO code | 7422.7 |
| ISCO group | 7422 |
| Concept type | Occupation |