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Career: Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Job Description
String and repair telephone and television cable, including fiber optics and other equipment for transmitting messages or television programming.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Clean or maintain tools or test equipment. |
96
|
Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment. |
92
|
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions. |
89
|
Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces. |
88
|
Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment. |
85
|
Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with moisture-proof covering. |
84
|
Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories. |
76
|
Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches. |
76
|
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks; then pull lines through ducts by hand or with winches. |
74
|
Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions. |
71
|
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension. |
69
|
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment. |
66
|
Dig trenches for underground wires or cables. |
65
|
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation and collect any installation fees that are due. |
57
|
Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels. |
51
|
Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows. |
44
|
Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices. |
31
|
Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches. |
18
|
Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
87
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
82
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
73
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
69
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
65
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
63
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
62
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
62
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
61
|
Processing Information
|
59
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
59
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
59
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
57
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
57
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
57
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
55
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
55
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
54
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
54
|
Thinking Creatively
|
53
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
51
|
Interacting With Computers
|
49
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
49
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
49
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
48
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
48
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
46
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
46
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
45
|
Getting Information
|
44
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
41
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
40
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
37
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
37
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
36
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
35
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
33
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
33
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
18
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|