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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
13 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, trained hybrid, time-based, competency-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Central Office Installer (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic-Equipment Technician | 0021 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Central Office Installer | 0076 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| CENTRAL-OFFICE REPAIRER | 0077 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECH | 1041 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| EQUIPMENT INSTALLER (Tel & Tel) | 0165 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| In-Building Wireless Installation Technician (IBWIT) | 3036 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, TELE | 0309 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| PRVTE-BRANCH EXCH INSTALLER | 0646 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| PRVTE-BRANCH EXCH REPAIRER | 1006 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| SOUND TECHNICIAN | 0528 | Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| STATION INSTALLER & REPAIRER | 0647 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| TECHNICIAN, SUBMARINE CABLE | 0552 | Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN (Alternate Title: Broadband Technician) | 0618 | Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,800 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers ($95,850) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($33,760), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $95,850 | $46.08 | 520 |
| North Dakota | $90,890 | $43.70 | 470 |
| New Hampshire | $85,240 | $40.98 | 550 |
| Vermont | $81,800 | $39.33 | 310 |
| Louisiana | $80,210 | $38.56 | 3,060 |
| Hawaii | $79,250 | $38.10 | 760 |
| New Jersey | $78,000 | $37.50 | 2,690 |
| Washington | $77,610 | $37.31 | 3,210 |
| California | $76,630 | $36.84 | 14,040 |
| Massachusetts | $76,500 | $36.78 | 2,890 |
| Colorado | $76,410 | $36.74 | 3,180 |
| Oregon | $75,270 | $36.19 | 1,710 |
| Connecticut | $75,200 | $36.15 | 1,910 |
| Minnesota | $75,150 | $36.13 | 1,900 |
| Montana | $73,970 | $35.56 | 630 |
| District of Columbia | $73,130 | $35.16 | 300 |
| Arizona | $72,710 | $34.96 | 3,320 |
| New York | $67,710 | $32.55 | 6,240 |
| Rhode Island | $66,960 | $32.19 | 150 |
| Delaware | $66,670 | $32.05 | 440 |
| Iowa | $65,710 | $31.59 | 1,780 |
| Utah | $65,650 | $31.56 | 2,160 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,960 | $31.23 | 5,220 |
| Georgia | $64,900 | $31.20 | 6,640 |
| Illinois | $64,630 | $31.07 | 5,760 |
| North Carolina | $63,970 | $30.75 | 3,540 |
| New Mexico | $63,600 | $30.58 | 1,100 |
| West Virginia | $63,560 | $30.56 | 820 |
| Maryland | $63,050 | $30.31 | 2,520 |
| Nevada | $62,800 | $30.19 | 890 |
| Idaho | $62,440 | $30.02 | 1,080 |
| South Dakota | $62,000 | $29.81 | 520 |
| Maine | $61,720 | $29.67 | 400 |
| Michigan | $61,700 | $29.66 | 3,940 |
| Ohio | $61,680 | $29.65 | 3,560 |
| South Carolina | $61,480 | $29.56 | 2,130 |
| Virginia | $61,340 | $29.49 | 3,310 |
| Mississippi | $61,250 | $29.45 | 1,500 |
| Tennessee | $61,220 | $29.43 | 2,480 |
| Florida | $61,030 | $29.34 | 11,820 |
| Indiana | $61,030 | $29.34 | 2,050 |
| Wisconsin | $60,770 | $29.22 | 2,120 |
| Nebraska | $60,520 | $29.10 | 1,430 |
| Wyoming | $60,250 | $28.96 | 310 |
| Alabama | $59,770 | $28.74 | 3,200 |
| Kentucky | $59,700 | $28.70 | 2,210 |
| Texas | $59,370 | $28.54 | 13,440 |
| Kansas | $58,690 | $28.22 | 1,480 |
| Missouri | $57,610 | $27.70 | 2,260 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $55,960 | $26.90 | 60 |
| Oklahoma | $50,350 | $24.21 | 1,660 |
| Arkansas | $49,740 | $23.91 | 1,320 |
| Guam | $36,600 | $17.60 | 190 |
| Puerto Rico | $33,760 | $16.23 | 480 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).