Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
2. 02Access 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.
3. 03Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
4. 04Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
5. 05Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
6. 06Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
7. 07String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
8. 08Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
9. 09Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.
10. 10Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
11. 11Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
12. 12Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.

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