Telecommunication equipment repairer vs telephone technician

The differences between telecommunication equipment repairers and telephone technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a telecommunication equipment repairer has an average salary of $55,491, which is higher than the $45,477 average annual salary of a telephone technician.

The top three skills for a telecommunication equipment repairer include hand tools, switches and computer system. The most important skills for a telephone technician are fiber optic, phone system, and PBX.

Telecommunication equipment repairer vs telephone technician overview

	Telecommunication Equipment Repairer	Telephone Technician
Yearly salary	$55,491	$45,477
Hourly rate	$26.68	$21.86
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	17,830	45,522
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Associate Degree, 36%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Telecommunication equipment repairer vs telephone technician salary

Telecommunication equipment repairers and telephone technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Telecommunication Equipment Repairer	Telephone Technician
Average salary	$55,491	$45,477
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $94,000	Between $34,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between telecommunication equipment repairer and telephone technician education

There are a few differences between a telecommunication equipment repairer and a telephone technician in terms of educational background:

	Telecommunication Equipment Repairer	Telephone Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Associate Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Ponce	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Telecommunication equipment repairer vs telephone technician demographics

Here are the differences between telecommunication equipment repairers' and telephone technicians' demographics:

	Telecommunication Equipment Repairer	Telephone Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.3% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 6.2% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between telecommunication equipment repairer and telephone technician duties and responsibilities

Telecommunication equipment repairer example responsibilities.

Conduct maintenance in normal, dangerous, field and combat working environments.
Vary responsibilities including maintenance, calibration and repair of all U.S. military communication and encryption equipment.
Update inventory and customer database information.

Telephone technician example responsibilities.

Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Pull CAT5 cable from workstations to closets, and connect to patch panels.
Install and terminate CAT5, CAT6 and multi-pair cabling in businesses for new or retrofit data network.
Set up MDF s and IDF's to include racks and trays, terminate both copper and fiber.
Install equipment racks, ladder racks, cable management systems along with the electronic data switches and associate hardware.
Install trunks lines, T1's switches (small and large).

Telecommunication equipment repairer vs telephone technician skills

Common telecommunication equipment repairer skills

Hand Tools, 17%
Switches, 15%
Computer System, 13%
Test Equipment, 13%
Routine Maintenance, 9%
System Components, 8%

Common telephone technician skills

Fiber Optic, 10%
Phone System, 9%
PBX, 7%
System Installation, 5%
Telephone Lines, 5%
Avaya, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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