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Telecommunications Lineworker |
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Description Telecommunications lineworkers install, repair and maintain telecommunication lines and cables. Next time you check your e-mail or make a phone call, consider that a lineworker helped install the wiring that enables you to communicate and connect with others. Without these technical geniuses, there would be no telecommunication world. Telecommunications lineworkers maintain the network of wires and cables that carry electrical, telephone and fiber optic connections between suppliers and buildings. They erect poles and towers and connect wires and cables to the proper lines. Their job also requires digging trenches to get to underground cables. If you are afraid of heights, then this career is certainly not for you. Telecommunications lineworkers climb poles and use truck-mounted buckets to attach cables and wiring to the proper places. Another aspect of their job may be installing wiring from a main cable to a house or business. For example, if an individual customer has a problem with their telephone, Internet or other electrical telecommunications service, it is up to the lineworker to make the house call and solve the problem. Otherwise, they are the professionals who respond to emergencies and power outages. Severe weather and wind conditions may knock down poles or car accidents may also crack or damage poles. Telecommunications lineworkers must rush to the scene to make emergency repairs. Sometimes this is in the middle of a storm or blizzard, which can be very difficult, however it is their job to maintain telecommunications amongst users. Telecommunications lineworkers usually work with at least one other partner or as a member of a crew. For example, in a team situation, telecommunications lineworkers might work with one crew member on top of a pole and one on the ground. Communication in this situation is crucial, especially when the workers are dealing with live, often damaged, electrical wires. |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2002, http://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes_nat.htm |
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