| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 96 (%) | Description: Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions. |
| Importance: 96 (%) | Description: Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment. |
| Importance: 94 (%) | Description: Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles. |
| Importance: 93 (%) | Description: Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools. |
| Importance: 93 (%) | Description: Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks. |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function. |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment. |
| Importance: 76 (%) | Description: Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Perform database verifications, using computers. |
Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For people who want applied, hands-on work spanning both electronics hardware and computer systems. Use the tools below to see which electronics and computer engineering technology roles fit your background and goals.
This major blends hardware electronics with computer systems, preparing graduates for roles that bridge both disciplines. Use the tools below to explore Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Systems Technician, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Systems Engineer or Technical Project Lead. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as CompTIA A+ / Certified Electronics Technician, that can help you move up the career ladder.
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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers/jobs, (2) Find Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology job listings, (3) Prepare for Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers, and (4) Provide Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, so relevant Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 87 Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Jobs.
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Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
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Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
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Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
58 Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) | Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-Related Jobs |
66 Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-Related Jobs |
66 Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 87 specific Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Description: Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers":
U.S. Total Employment (2023):
195,800U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
193,500
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
-2,200 (-1.1%) Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
21,500
Core Duties
Supplemental Duties
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Install updated software and programs that maintain existing software or provide requested features, such as time-correlated call routing. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components and painting worn or exposed areas. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Designate cables available for use. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Drive crew trucks to and from work areas. |
| Importance: 57 (%) | Description: Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features. |
| Importance: 48 (%) | Description: Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock. |
| Importance: 47 (%) | Description: Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment. |
| Importance: 46 (%) | Description: Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services. |
| Importance: 46 (%) | Description: Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers. |
| Importance: 45 (%) | Description: Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment. |
| Importance: 35 (%) | Description: Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools. |
| Importance: 34 (%) | Description: Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment. |
Work Activities
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment: Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Performing General Physical Activities: Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
Specific Work Activities
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance. | |
| Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design. | |
| Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation. | |
| Assemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems. | |
| Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order. | |
| Clean work areas. | |
| Climb equipment or structures to access work areas. | |
| Confer with coworkers to resolve equipment problems. | |
| Connect electrical components or equipment. | |
| Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs. | |
| Dig holes or trenches. | |
| Document operational activities. | |
| Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites. | |
| Enter codes or other information into computers. | |
| Explain use of products or services. | |
| Gather information about work conditions or locations. | |
| Inspect telecommunications equipment to identify problems. | |
| Install electrical components, equipment, or systems. | |
| Install programs onto computer or computer-controlled equipment. | |
| Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities. | |
| Investigate legal issues. | |
| Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning. | |
| Maintain work equipment or machinery. | |
| Measure distances or dimensions. | |
| Paint surfaces or equipment. | |
| Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs. | |
| Repair electrical components. | |
| Repair electronic equipment. | |
| Rewire electrical or electronic systems. | |
| Run wiring to connect equipment. | |
| Service vehicles to maintain functionality. | |
| Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning. | |
| Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning. | |
| Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems. | |
| Verify information or specifications. | |
Knowledge Required
| Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| Importance: 86 (%) | Description: Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
| Importance: 59 (%) | Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
Essential Skills
| Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
Transferable Skills
| Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
Day-in-the-Life Summaries
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance. |
| Activity: Advise others on business or operational matters. |
| Activity: Analyze performance of systems or equipment. |
| Activity: Apply protective solutions or coatings. |
| Activity: Assemble equipment or components. |
| Activity: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. |
| Activity: Climb equipment or structures. |
| Activity: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools. |
| Activity: Coordinate with others to resolve problems. |
| Activity: Determine resource needs of projects or operations. |
| Activity: Diagnose system or equipment problems. |
| Activity: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data. |
| Activity: Explain technical details of products or services. |
| Activity: Gather data about operational or development activities. |
| Activity: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. |
| Activity: Install commercial or production equipment. |
| Activity: Investigate criminal or legal matters. |
| Activity: Maintain operational records. |
| Activity: Maintain tools or equipment. |
| Activity: Maintain vehicles in working condition. |
| Activity: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment. |
| Activity: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles. |
| Activity: Perform general construction or extraction activities. |
| Activity: Process digital or online data. |
| Activity: Read documents or materials to inform work processes. |
| Activity: Repair electrical or electronic equipment. |
| Activity: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems. |
| Activity: Test performance of equipment or systems. |
Software Skills
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Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
| High-Priority Tech Skills |
| Office suite software: |
| Microsoft Office software |
| Spreadsheet software: |
| Microsoft Excel |
| Emerging Tech Skills |
| Computer aided design CAD software: |
| Autodesk AutoCAD |
| Electronic mail software: |
| Microsoft Outlook |
| Presentation software: |
| Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Word processing software: |
| Microsoft Word |
| General Software Tools |
| Analytical or scientific software: |
| Fluke ClearSight Analyzer Fluke Networks TechAdvisor Field Access System |
| Communications server software: |
| IBM Domino |
| Expert system software: |
| Fluke Networks Fluke TechEXPERT |
| Geographic information system: |
| Geographic information system GIS systems |
| Industrial control software: |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software |
| Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software: |
| Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software |
| Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software: |
| Firewall software |
| Operating system software: |
| Cisco IOS |
| Web platform development software: |
| Apache Struts |
Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed |
| Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job. |
| Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. |
| Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
| These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants. |
Education Required
| Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 43.1 (%) | Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 21.4 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 17.4 (%) | Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 10.4 (%) | Level of Education: Some College Courses |
| Frequency of Attainment: 7.8 (%) | Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) |
Training and Experience Required
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 34.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Frequency of Attainment: 29.6 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 25.6 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 7.3 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
Local Salary Information
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Certifications
| Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them? |
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BICSI Installer 1
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BICSI Installer 2, Copper
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BICSI Technician
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Broadband TelecomCenter Specialist
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Broadband Transport Specialist
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Business Class Services Specialist v2.0
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Cable Splicing Certification
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Certified Satellite Installer
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Distributed Antenna Systems
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Inside Electrical Craft Certification
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Line and Antenna Sweeping
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Telecommunications Electronics Technician (TCM)
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Job Listings
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings |
Related Careers to Consider
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
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Videos
Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes
Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.
Job Description
Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.
Interviews
There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.
Step-by-Step
Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
LinkedIn®
Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.
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