Telecommunications equipment and cable television service technicians

Telecommunications equipment and cable television service technicians

NOC
72205

- Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians

install and repair television, internet, telephone and other telecommunications equipment.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Moderate
Moderate

3-Year Job Openings

49
 

Median Hourly Wage

$30.00
$22.00
Low
$38.46
High

Average Salary

$64,500
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

368
 
Job details

Full NOC Description

Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians install, test, maintain and repair cable and satellite television, internet signal and associate equipment, telephones, telephone switching equipment and other telecommunications equipment related to transmission and processing of voice, video signals and other data over a variety of media including fibre optics, microwave, radio and satellite. They are employed by cable and satellite television, telephone and other telecommunications transmission service companies.

Main Duties

Also Known As

  • apprentice communication electrician - switching
  • cable television service technician
  • cablevision servicer
  • cellular telephone technician
  • direct broadcast satellite (DBS) technician - cable television
  • exchange tester - telecommunications
  • mobile radio installer - telecommunications
  • private branch exchange (PBX) installer - telecommunications
  • switch network installer and repairer - telecommunications
  • switch network installer and repairwoman - telecommunications
  • telecommunications equipment technician
  • telephone communication technician
  • telephone installer
  • telephone line and station installer
Requirements

Employment Requirements

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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11.9%
Female
88.1%
Male
Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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5.9%
15-24
11.8%
25-34
30.6%
35-44
30.6%
45-54
20.0%
55-64
1.2%
65+
Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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2.4%
No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
24.7%
High School, Diploma or Equivalent
7.1%
Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
52.9%
College or University Below Bachelor Level
12.9%
University - Bachelor Level or Above
Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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61.2%
Information and cultural industries
17.6%
Construction
8.2%
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
12.9%
All Other Industries
Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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19.30%
Northeast
27.70%
Southeast
21.70%
Southwest
25.30%
Central
6.00%
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$76,000
Northeast
$63,000
Southeast
$64,000
Southwest
$66,000
Central
N/A
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Northeast

$31.97
$21.80
Low
$37.51
High

Southeast

$30.00
$22.00
Low
$38.46
High

Southwest

$30.00
$22.00
Low
$38.46
High

Central

$34.54
$23.68
Low
$41.46
High

Northwest

$28.98
$19.84
Low
$37.73
High
Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

New Brunswick

$64,500

Newfoundland

$71,000

Prince Edward Island

$62,000

Nova Scotia

$67,200

Canada

$71,700
Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Three Year Outlook

Total Openings: 3-Year

49
 

New Jobs: 3-Year

1
 

Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

48
 

Ten Year Outlook

Total Openings: 10-Year

167
 

New Jobs: 10-Year

23
 

Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

144