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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in WA have a median annual salary of $76,070, with 1,510 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $49,320 at the 10th percentile to $103,360 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$76,070

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$36.57

Employment

1,510

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$49,320
10th
$58,570
25th
$76,070
Median
$95,800
75th
$103,360
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$76,070

Median annual · 2025

United States

$74,330

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 2.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,740).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  8. 8.InstallationImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Operation and ControlImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.0
  12. 12.TroubleshootingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Word
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Cisco IOS
  • Email software
  • Mapcom systems M4
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Ping tools
  • Slack
  • Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
  • Web browser software
  • Workforce management system software

Common tasks

  • Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
  • Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
  • Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
  • Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment, such as digital subscriber line modems.
  • Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
  • Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
  • Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
  • Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
  • Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
  • Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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