Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

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Telecom technicians install internet, phone and TV service in homes and businesses and fix it when it breaks. Line installers string and splice cable and fiber on poles and underground. Tower technicians climb cell and radio towers to install antennas and radios. You work with tools, test meters and computers, often outdoors and at heights.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

• Engineering Design · Career and Technical

  Builds engineering, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

• Geometry · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

• Photography · Arts

  Builds communication and media skills, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.