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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$74,330
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
97,720
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based, competency-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, CABLE TELEVISION INSTALLER (hybrid)
- State medians
- $103,810 in Rhode Island to $30,770 in Guam (53 states publish one)
| 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 |
What telecommunications line installers and repairers earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.