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Electrical and electronics

Telecoms and IT installer

#33Declining
4/5

Key facts

−2.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.5% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Information and communications technology installers and servicers (ISCO 7422). Information and communications technology (ICT) installers and servicers install, repair and maintain telecommunications equipment, data transmission equipment, cables, antennae and conduits, and repair, fit and maintain computers.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

79 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • burglar alarm installer
  • burglar alarm technician
  • cable and fibre network technician
  • cable technician
  • cell phone technician
  • cellullar phone technician
  • communication equipment maintainer
  • communication equipment repair technician
  • communication hardware maintainer
  • communication infrastructure maintainer
  • communication infrastructure maintainers
  • communication line technician
  • communication line technicians
  • communication technician
  • computer expert
  • computer hardware repair technician
  • computer hardware repairer
  • computer hardware repairman
  • computer repairer
  • computer repairman
  • computer service agent
  • computer service and repair technician
  • computer technical support agent
  • computer technician
  • electronic security systems installer
  • field-based telecommunications technician
  • fire alarm installer
  • fire alarm technician
  • hand held phone technician
  • intruder alarm installer
  • intruder alarm technician
  • LCD technician
  • mobile devices technician
  • mobile devices technicians
  • mobile equipment engineer
  • mobile equipment technician
  • mobile hardware maintainer
  • mobile hardware technician
  • mobile phone repair technician
  • mobile phone repairer
  • mobile phone repairman
  • mobile technician
  • phone systems technician
  • radio communications technician
  • radio technician
  • radio technicians
  • satellite dish installer
  • security alarm engineer
  • security alarm fitter
  • security alarm installer
  • security alarm technician
  • security systems technician
  • technician in satellite telecommunications
  • technician in telecommunication systems
  • technician in telecommunications
  • telecom equipment maintainer
  • telecom technician
  • telecommunications equipment installer
  • telecommunications equipment maintainer
  • telecommunications equipment maintainers
  • telecommunications equipment technician
  • telecommunications hardware professional
  • telecommunications installation technician
  • telecommunications installer
  • telecommunications installer and repairer
  • telecommunications line maintainer
  • telecommunications maintenance technician
  • telecommunications service technician
  • telecommunications systems installer
  • telecommunications systems technician
  • telecommunications technician
  • telecommunications technicians
  • telecoms equipment maintainer
  • telecoms equipment maintenance engineer
  • telecoms equipment maintenance technician
  • telecoms infrastructure engineer
  • telecoms infrastructure technician
  • telecoms systems technician
  • telecoms technician

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers; Telecommunications line installers and repairers; Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers (+4))
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $61,320
EntryMediumBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.