Occupation Atlastelecommunications technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/056bef79-c125-47ab-b6b9-8eed05c9458c
telecommunications technician
Telecommunications technicians install, test, maintain and troubleshoot telecommunications systems. They repair or replace defective devices and equipment and maintain a safe working environment and a complete inventory of supplies. They also provide user or customer assistance.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.43
- C Conventional4.83
- I Investigative2.42
- S Social1.81
- E Enterprising1.60
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (49-2022.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- ICT communications protocols
- communicate with customers
- concepts of telecommunications
- direct inward dialing
- estimate duration of work
- install cable TV services
- install electronic communication equipment
- install low voltage wiring
- install signal repeaters
- log transmitter readings
- operate aerial work platforms
- operate call distribution system
- operate digging construction equipment
- operate electronic measuring instruments
- operate private branch exchange
- operate signal generator
- operate two-way radio systems
- procurement of ICT network equipment
- repair wiring
- seal wires
- solder electronics
- splice cable
- telecommunication trunking
- upgrade firmware
- use communication equipment
- use session border controller
Optional (19)
- Cisco
- assess telecommunication infrastructure issues
- assist customers
- create solutions to problems
- design failover solutions
- ensure proper document management
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- implement ICT security policies
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
- implement anti-virus software
- maintain internet protocol configuration
- monitor communication channels' performance
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- telecom regulations
- use a complex communication system
- use access control software
- use computer telephony integration
- use different communication channels
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 26 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
telecommunications analyst
10 shared · 15 more of its ownoperate call distribution system, direct inward dialing, use session border controller, upgrade firmware
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7 shared · 6 more of its ownoperate digging construction equipment, concepts of telecommunications, telecommunication trunking, install electronic communication equipment
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radio technician
5 shared · 14 more of its ownoperate signal generator, install electronic communication equipment, operate electronic measuring instruments, solder electronics
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telecommunications engineering technician
5 shared · 20 more of its owndirect inward dialing, use session border controller, upgrade firmware, operate electronic measuring instruments
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telecommunications equipment maintainer
4 shared · 5 more of its ownoperate two-way radio systems, install low voltage wiring, repair wiring, solder electronics
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telecommunications engineer
4 shared · 21 more of its ownuse session border controller, log transmitter readings, procurement of ICT network equipment, ICT communications protocols
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fibre optic installer
3 shared · 14 more of its owninstall electronic communication equipment, splice cable, repair wiring
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integration engineer
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