Telecommunications Technician - Engineer

Working as a telecommunications technician and/or engineer, will have you fall into any and/or all of the following occupational categories: Contractors and Supervisors, Electrical Trades and Telecommunications Occupations, Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers and/or Telecommunications Installation and Repair Workers, Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, Telecommunications line installers, Line installers and repairers Telecommunications service technicians, see: Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers and/or Telecommunications specialists, see: Computer systems analysts, database administrators, and computer scientists.

The scope and range of this field is wide and diverse. For the purpose of this discussion, we will zoom in on the highlighted category above. Telecommunications technicians and/or even engineers, mostly work in the telecommunications industry, and the rest might be radio and/or sound mechanics/technicians and engineers. These technical experts, work in electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance, telecommunications, electronics and appliance stores, as well as in many other industries.

Employment of radio, sound and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, is expected to decline somewhat through 2012. Although the need for installation work will remain, as companies seek to upgrade their telecommunications networks, there will be a declining need for maintenance work-performed by telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers-because of increasingly reliable self-monitoring and self-diagnosing equipment and because installation of higher capacity equipment, will reduce the amount of equipment needed.

The replacement of two-way radio systems with wireless systems, especially in service vehicles, will eliminate the need in many companies for onsite radio mechanics. The increased reliability of wireless equipment and the use of self- monitoring systems, will also continue to lessen the need for radio mechanics. Applicants with electronics training and computer skills, should have the best opportunities for radio and telecommunications equipment installer and repairer jobs.

Job opportunities will vary by specialty. For example, opportunities should be available for central office and PBX installers and repairers experienced in current technology, as the growing popularity of VoIP, expanded multimedia offerings such as video on demand, and other telecommunications services continue to place additional demand on telecommunications networks. These new services require high data transfer rates, which can be achieved only by installing new optical switching and routing equipment. Extending high-speed communications from central offices to customers, will also require the installation of more advanced switching and routing equipment. Whereas increased reliability and automation of switching equipment will limit opportunities, these effects will be somewhat offset by the demand for installation and upgrading of switching equipment.

Station installers and repairers can expect keen competition. Pre-wired buildings and the increasing reliability of telephone equipment, will reduce the need for installation and maintenance of customers' telephones. Upgrading internal lines in businesses and the wiring of new homes and businesses with fiber optic lines, should offset some of these losses. As cellular telephones have increased in popularity, the number of pay phones is declining, which also will adversely affect employment of station installers and repairers, as pay phone installation and maintenance is one of their major functions.

Applicants with electronics training and computer skills should have the best opportunities. Weekend and holiday hours are common; repairers may be on call around the clock in case of emergencies.

www.allengineeringschools.com; www.telecomcareers.net,

Society of cable telecommunications engineers (SCTE) http://www.scte.org

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