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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.
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This source lists 20 tasks, including 8 marked Core and 12 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
20 tasks shown
Core · Task 11848 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
Core · Task 11847 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
Core · Task 11857 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
Core · Task 24058 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment, such as digital subscriber line modems.
Core · Task 11852 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
Core · Task 11855 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
Core · Task 20807 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
Core · Task 20806 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Supplemental · Task 11846 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
Supplemental · Task 11849 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
Supplemental · Task 11851 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
Supplemental · Task 11859 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
Supplemental · Task 11858 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees due.
Supplemental · Task 11853 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
Supplemental · Task 11863 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.
Supplemental · Task 11861 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
Supplemental · Task 11854 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
Supplemental · Task 11860 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.
Supplemental · Task 11862 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
Supplemental · Task 11864 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures.
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