Also called: Telecommunications Line Installers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers build quality control analysis, installation and equipment maintenance skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 85% | $63,890 | −14% | Certificate or associate |
| 2 | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | 83% | $84,890 | +14% | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers | 81% | $63,520 | −15% | Certificate or associate |
| 4 | Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 78% | $60,070 | −19% | Certificate or associate |
| 5 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 73% | $74,090 | 0% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Rail Car Repairers | 72% | $67,530 | −9% | None |
| 7 | Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation | 71% | $92,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Transportation Inspectors” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 71% | $109,910 | +48% | Certificate or associate |
| 9 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 69% | $70,070 | −6% | None |
| 10 | Roof Bolters, Mining | 69% | $78,540 | +6% | None |
Compared with Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, median $74,330. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as telecommunications line installers and repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $63,890 · −14% pay
Troubleshooting · Repairing · Systems Analysis
83% skill match · $84,890 · +14% pay
Persuasion · Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources
81% skill match · $63,520 · −15% pay
Systems Evaluation · Systems Analysis · Instructing
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (85% skill match, median $63,890), Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment (83% skill match, median $84,890) and Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (81% skill match, median $63,520), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than telecommunications line installers and repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+48%, $109,910), Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (+39%, $103,020) and Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment (+14%, $84,890).
11 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.