NOC 72204 — Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers

TEER 2 · Technical / skilled trades (college or apprenticeship) · Eligible for Express Entry (CEC and FSWP)

Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers install, repair and maintain telecommunication lines and cables, cable television transmission and distribution systems and associated hardware. They are employed by cable television, telephone and other telecommunications service companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main duties

Install, remove, maintain and repair aerial and underground telephone, coaxial and fibre optic cable television, and other telecommunication transmission and distribution lines, cables and associated hardware
Splice and repair various types and sizes of telephone and other telecommunication cables including single line, coaxial and fibre optic
Repair or replace faulty cables, power supplies, amplifiers and other associated transmission and distribution equipment
Inspect, monitor, test and adjust telecommunication transmission lines and cables and distribution systems
Analyze and record test results
Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures or work in confined spaces such as trenches, tunnels and crawl spaces
Communicate with other workers to coordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments
Assist in the erection and removal of telecommunication poles, towers and associated support structures
May operate excavation machinery and other heavy equipment.

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