Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 118,200 |
2.9 % |
$28.36 |
$59,000 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.88 |
$18.49 |
$28.02 |
$37.41 |
$44.44 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,950 |
$38,460 |
$58,280 |
$77,820 |
$92,440 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
67,640 |
8.96 |
$31.79 |
$66,130 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
19,230 |
0.90 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
| Utility System Construction |
18,140 |
3.42 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Employment Services |
1,670 |
0.05 |
$23.82 |
$49,550 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
1,660 |
0.08 |
$25.01 |
$52,020 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
67,640 |
8.96 |
$31.79 |
$66,130 |
| Utility System Construction |
18,140 |
3.42 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
1,230 |
2.28 |
$27.53 |
$57,250 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
19,230 |
0.90 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
1,580 |
0.11 |
$23.74 |
$49,390 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
(8) |
(8) |
$37.97 |
$78,970 |
| Telecommunications |
67,640 |
8.96 |
$31.79 |
$66,130 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
140 |
0.01 |
$28.42 |
$59,110 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,200 |
0.02 |
$27.55 |
$57,300 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
1,230 |
2.28 |
$27.53 |
$57,250 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
15,660 |
1.29 |
1.58 |
$25.10 |
$52,220 |
| California |
13,340 |
0.78 |
0.96 |
$31.83 |
$66,200 |
| New York |
10,220 |
1.09 |
1.33 |
$35.02 |
$72,840 |
| Virginia |
6,850 |
1.79 |
2.19 |
$29.36 |
$61,070 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,660 |
1.14 |
1.39 |
$33.43 |
$69,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
5,100 |
1.90 |
2.33 |
$31.28 |
$65,060 |
| Virginia |
6,850 |
1.79 |
2.19 |
$29.36 |
$61,070 |
| South Dakota |
650 |
1.55 |
1.89 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
| West Virginia |
1,030 |
1.48 |
1.81 |
$28.53 |
$59,350 |
| New Jersey |
5,570 |
1.37 |
1.68 |
$40.45 |
$84,130 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,270 |
1.19 |
1.45 |
$38.56 |
$80,200 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,430 |
1.80 |
2.21 |
$23.61 |
$49,110 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,130 |
1.96 |
2.40 |
$31.56 |
$65,640 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,110 |
1.44 |
1.76 |
$35.70 |
$74,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,000 |
0.65 |
0.80 |
$29.85 |
$62,100 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,550 |
0.92 |
1.13 |
$38.23 |
$79,510 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,470 |
0.83 |
1.01 |
$27.11 |
$56,390 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,260 |
1.65 |
2.02 |
$29.02 |
$60,370 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
2,120 |
1.85 |
2.26 |
$32.90 |
$68,430 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,880 |
1.68 |
2.06 |
$38.84 |
$80,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
250 |
3.61 |
4.42 |
$16.65 |
$34,620 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
720 |
2.78 |
3.40 |
$24.98 |
$51,950 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
1,010 |
2.24 |
2.74 |
$27.85 |
$57,930 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,130 |
1.96 |
2.40 |
$31.56 |
$65,640 |
| Richmond, VA |
1,260 |
1.95 |
2.38 |
$31.72 |
$65,970 |
| Fresno, CA |
730 |
1.93 |
2.36 |
$38.73 |
$80,550 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
140 |
1.88 |
2.30 |
$21.78 |
$45,300 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
2,120 |
1.85 |
2.26 |
$32.90 |
$68,430 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
390 |
1.80 |
2.20 |
$19.49 |
$40,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,430 |
1.80 |
2.21 |
$23.61 |
$49,110 |
United States Department of Labor
