How to become a telecommunications installer or servicer
Official title: Telecommunications installer/servicer
Also called: Telecommunications and telephone installer, Telecommunications and telephone mechanic, Telecommunications installer, Telecommunications servicer, Telegraph installer, Telegraphic mechanic, Telecommunications and telephone mechanic, Telegraphic mechanic
Telecommunications installer/servicer installs and repairs telephone and telecommunications equipment. He/she examines drawing and wiring diagrams, and installs or services telephone switchboards, relay racks, dial-switching equipment, receiving sets, telegraphic typewriters and other equipment in position.
Main tasks
- Installing, maintaining, repairing, and diagnosing malfunctions of microwave, telemetry, multiplexing, satellite and other radio and electromagnetic wave communications systems
- Providing technical advice and information, and monitoring the performance of complex telecommunications networks and equipment
- Installing and repairing cabling for computer, radio, telephone and television transmission
- Joining telecommunications and data cables and sealing sheathes
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Consumer audio/video equipment/radar broadcasting/transmitting equipment fitter/mechanic
- Computer and related electronic equipment mechanic
- Telecommunications lineman
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Questions people ask
Will AI change the work of a telecommunications installer or servicer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026