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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, trained hybrid, time-based, competency-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for CABLE TELEVISION INSTALLER (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CABLE TELEVISION INSTALLER | 0566 | Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| LINE INSTALLER-REPAIRER | 0282 | Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Overhead Utility Installer Technician | 3008 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Underground Utility Installer Technician | 3009 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 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 line installers and repairers earn, by state
Rhode Island has the highest state median for telecommunications line installers and repairers ($103,810) and Guam the lowest ($30,770), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $103,810 | $49.91 | 490 |
| Massachusetts | $103,410 | $49.72 | 2,230 |
| New Jersey | $102,090 | $49.08 | 2,540 |
| New York | $100,960 | $48.54 | 8,530 |
| California | $97,980 | $47.11 | 8,810 |
| District of Columbia | $97,600 | $46.92 | 500 |
| Alaska | $97,450 | $46.85 | 390 |
| Connecticut | $97,140 | $46.70 | 500 |
| Delaware | $93,850 | $45.12 | 310 |
| Maine | $92,120 | $44.29 | 680 |
| West Virginia | $89,690 | $43.12 | 1,270 |
| New Hampshire | $86,370 | $41.53 | 540 |
| Maryland | $82,380 | $39.60 | 2,400 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,020 | $38.95 | 3,890 |
| Hawaii | $79,880 | $38.40 | 680 |
| Virginia | $79,090 | $38.03 | 4,120 |
| Washington | $76,070 | $36.57 | 1,510 |
| Texas | $75,740 | $36.42 | 9,700 |
| Montana | $75,720 | $36.41 | 530 |
| Michigan | $74,360 | $35.75 | 2,780 |
| Minnesota | $73,710 | $35.44 | 1,130 |
| Nevada | $72,230 | $34.73 | 730 |
| Illinois | $70,700 | $33.99 | 2,460 |
| Colorado | $66,020 | $31.74 | 1,630 |
| Kentucky | $64,010 | $30.77 | 1,870 |
| Wyoming | $63,660 | $30.61 | 160 |
| Kansas | $63,560 | $30.56 | 530 |
| Wisconsin | $63,560 | $30.56 | 950 |
| Tennessee | $63,510 | $30.53 | 2,620 |
| Ohio | $62,860 | $30.22 | 3,920 |
| Vermont | $61,970 | $29.79 | 310 |
| Florida | $61,740 | $29.68 | 5,760 |
| Alabama | $60,890 | $29.27 | 1,530 |
| Iowa | $60,890 | $29.27 | 820 |
| Arkansas | $60,840 | $29.25 | 1,690 |
| Oregon | $60,330 | $29.00 | 920 |
| Utah | $60,090 | $28.89 | 800 |
| South Carolina | $59,790 | $28.75 | 1,310 |
| North Dakota | $59,280 | $28.50 | 300 |
| Missouri | $59,080 | $28.41 | 2,710 |
| Indiana | $58,920 | $28.33 | 1,580 |
| Georgia | $58,760 | $28.25 | 3,530 |
| Arizona | $58,600 | $28.17 | 790 |
| New Mexico | $58,130 | $27.95 | 350 |
| North Carolina | $56,680 | $27.25 | 2,610 |
| Idaho | $56,340 | $27.09 | 300 |
| Nebraska | $50,070 | $24.07 | 390 |
| South Dakota | $49,560 | $23.83 | 590 |
| Mississippi | $49,360 | $23.73 | 700 |
| Oklahoma | $48,900 | $23.51 | 1,410 |
| Louisiana | $48,770 | $23.45 | 960 |
| Puerto Rico | $31,770 | $15.28 | 1,010 |
| Guam | $30,770 | $14.79 | 50 |
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).