Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

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The median annual wage for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers is $61,270, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $64,010, and an estimated 159,670 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose -0.3% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -15.3% (pay did not keep up with inflation). BLS projects employment will shrink 4.2% between 2024 and 2034.

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year	Median (nominal)	In 2023 $ (real)	Employment
2023	$61,270	$61,270	159,670
2022	$59,960	$62,428	168,180
2021	$60,370	$67,885	172,830
2020	$61,470	$72,370	190,510

Nominal change

-0.3%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-15.3%

Job Outlook (2024–2034 BLS projection)

The BLS Employment Projections program estimates how each occupation's employment will change over the coming decade, and how many job openings to expect each year (from both growth and the need to replace workers who leave).

Projected Growth

-4.2%

Declining

Employment 2024

156,900

Projected 2034

150,400

Annual Openings

13,200

Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $61,270. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area	Median Annual	vs National	Employment
Rhode Island	$105,710	+72.5%	200
Alaska	$94,360	+54%	1,040
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$91,620	+49.5%	170
North Dakota	$85,340	+39.3%	520
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$84,200	+37.4%	170
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$84,000	+37.1%	100
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$81,630	+33.2%	140
New Hampshire	$81,530	+33.1%	850
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$81,020	+32.2%	40
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$80,590	+31.5%	120