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What’s it like to be a Telecommunications Technician?
Telecommunications technicians install, maintain and repair telecommunications
and broadcasting networks and equipment.
Telecommunications technicians work indoors and outdoors, and have
considerable contact with customers in business or in private homes.
With the growth of digital telephony, particularly with business clients, the
role of telecommunications technicians is increasingly becoming involved in
the installation, customisation and troubleshooting of the computer software
systems that drive modern telephone and data systems.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Telecommunications Technician earn an average of $1163 per
week. The [average annual salary for this job is $60476 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- enjoy technical and engineering activities
- able to perform routine repetitive tasks as well as non-routine or highly analytical tasks
- able to show initiative
- good with hands
- normal colour vision
- able to work at heights and in confined spaces
- good customer service skills
- able to work independently and as part of a team
- prepared to undertake continuous training and development.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Para Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of secondary education and/or
completion of some further study of a vocational nature, such as a Diploma or
an Advanced Diploma.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Computing Studies
School subjects that include some aspect of COMPUTING STUDIES provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a computer studies-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Industrial Arts
School subjects that include some aspect of INDUSTRIAL ARTS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an industrial arts-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Mathematics
School subjects that include some aspect of MATHEMATICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a mathematics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Physics
School subjects that include some aspect of PHYSICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a physics-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Telecommunications Technician
Telecommunications technicians may perform the following tasks:
- install fixed and wireless network equipment and set up new telecommunications services
- ensure that equipment and circuit installations are of good quality
- place or terminate cables, including those made of optical fibre
- undertake proof tests such as line testing, circuit commissioning and power tests
- assemble, erect, position and label items of equipment
- provide cost estimates to customers for installation of equipment
- install and maintain telecommunication and other data systems at customers’ premises
- install, test and maintain all types of telecommunications, switching and transmission equipment
- set up computer hardware and install and customise software applications used in telecommunications
- carry out modifications to items of equipment
- analyse system faults with a high degree of diagnostic skill (to circuit board level)
- maintain and adhere to operational procedures and complete appropriate documentation
- take responsibility for tools, and plant and test equipment
- develop and maintain good relations with internal and external customers
- operate call tracing facilities when necessary.
Specialisations
Telecommunications technicians may specialise in the areas of cabling,
Customer Access Network (CAN), or Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).
Radio Frequency Network Infrastructure Installer
A radio frequency network infrastructure installer install and maintain radio
frequency equipment for high speed broadband network infrastructure.