NOC 72205 — Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians

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

Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians install, test, maintain and repair cable and satellite television, internet signal and associate equipment, telephones, telephone switching equipment and other telecommunications equipment related to transmission and processing of voice, video signals and other data over a variety of media including fibre optics, microwave, radio and satellite. They are employed by cable and satellite television, telephone and other telecommunications transmission service companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Main duties

Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians

Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
Repair or replace defective and damaged telephones, wire and associated equipment.

Switch network installers and repairers

Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
Inspect and test trunking systems, circuits and equipment
Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software.

Telecommunications service testers

Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
Determine the nature, cause and location of service trouble
Dispatch appropriate repair personnel
Complete test reports and maintain test and service records
May assist repair personnel to test lines, circuits and systems, isolate and clear cable faults and verify records.

Telecommunications equipment technicians

Install, remove and maintain various telecommunications equipment and related systems such as telex and facsimile machines, teletypewriters, mobile radios, cellular telephones, pagers and other telecommunications equipment
Configure operating systems and install software for access to the Internet
Inspect and test operation of telecommunications equipment
Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment.

Cable television service technicians

Communicate with subscribers and company personnel to determine work assignments
Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets, install splitters, converters, decoders, terminals, digital boxes and satellite equipment, and install other cable or wireless modems, routers and software to enable Internet access at subscriber’s premises
Inspect, test and repair cable and satellite television signals and associated equipment at subscriber’s premises.

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