Becoming a Telecommunications Professional via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Walden University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering telecommunications courses to train individuals to become top-notch telecommunication operators, telecommunications specialists, telecommunications professionals, television news producers, television producers, television directors, television news reporters, radio operators, telephone operators, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 189,850 people employed as telecommunications equipment installers and repairers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $52,990. Telecommunications line installers and repairers make on average $48,310 per year and there are about 162,400 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Walden University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Telecommunications Professional Salary Information

Category: Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Total # Employed in the US 189,850
Average Hourly Wage: $25.48/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15.11 $20.52 $26.71 $30.75 $34.45
Average Yearly Salary $52,990
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$31,430 $42,680 $55,560 $63,960 $71,650
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.7% 31.7% 34.1% 17.4% 11.3% 1.6% 0.1%
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Missouri $30.88/hr $64,230
Oklahoma $30.25/hr $62,920
Florida $28.74/hr $59,770
Virginia $28.66/hr $59,600
North Dakota $28.41/hr $59,090
Connecticut $27.82/hr $57,870
Colorado $27.48/hr $57,170
Alaska $27.47/hr $57,130
Puerto Rico $27.03/hr $56,220
Kansas $26.96/hr $56,080
Tennessee $26.58/hr $55,300
Nebraska $26.53/hr $55,180
Pennsylvania $26.32/hr $54,750
South Carolina $25.9/hr $53,860
Montana $25.85/hr $53,760
Guam $25.83/hr $53,720
Idaho $25.57/hr $53,180
Nevada $25.39/hr $52,800
Delaware $25.21/hr $52,440
Wisconsin $25.07/hr $52,150
Indiana $24.71/hr $51,390
New Jersey $24.63/hr $51,240
New Hampshire $24.58/hr $51,130
Michigan $24.47/hr $50,900
Oregon $24.45/hr $50,860
New York $24.37/hr $50,680
California $24.32/hr $50,590
North Carolina $24.31/hr $50,570
Mississippi $24.3/hr $50,550
West Virginia $24.22/hr $50,370
Arkansas $24.18/hr $50,300
Kentucky $24.11/hr $50,150
New Mexico $23.79/hr $49,480
Utah $23.74/hr $49,370
Alabama $23.66/hr $49,210
Maine $23.34/hr $48,550
Louisiana $23.33/hr $48,530
South Dakota $23.18/hr $48,220
Ohio $22.78/hr $47,370
Maryland $22.53/hr $46,870
District of Columbia $22.48/hr $46,750
Iowa $22.48/hr $46,760
Washington $21.92/hr $45,590
Wyoming $21.88/hr $45,510
Massachusetts $21.83/hr $45,400
Hawaii $21.7/hr $45,130


Category: Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Total # Employed in the US 162,400
Average Hourly Wage: $23.23/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$12.75 $16.57 $23.61 $29.88 $33.77
Average Yearly Salary $48,310
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$26,520 $34,470 $49,110 $62,160 $70,230
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
5.9% 41.2% 32.3% 11.9% 7.9% 0.7% 0.2%
Telecommunications line installers and repairers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Virginia $30.05/hr $62,510
Alaska $29.25/hr $60,830
Missouri $28.54/hr $59,370
Oklahoma $28.34/hr $58,950
North Dakota $27.03/hr $56,220
Florida $26.57/hr $55,270
District of Columbia $26.47/hr $55,050
Puerto Rico $26.27/hr $54,650
Mississippi $25.29/hr $52,610
North Carolina $25.06/hr $52,120
Utah $24.8/hr $51,590
Tennessee $24.5/hr $50,950
Michigan $24.47/hr $50,900
Maine $24.22/hr $50,370
Delaware $23.98/hr $49,890
Colorado $23.79/hr $49,470
New Hampshire $23.48/hr $48,830
Kansas $23.36/hr $48,590
New York $22.81/hr $47,440
Indiana $22.73/hr $47,270
South Dakota $22.7/hr $47,220
Maryland $21.89/hr $45,530
Guam $21.55/hr $44,830
Oregon $21.44/hr $44,600
Hawaii $21.42/hr $44,560
New Jersey $21.42/hr $44,540
Nebraska $21.4/hr $44,500
Wisconsin $20.96/hr $43,600
Alabama $20.92/hr $43,510
South Carolina $20.54/hr $42,710
Wyoming $20.52/hr $42,680
Connecticut $20.2/hr $42,020
California $20.04/hr $41,680
Kentucky $19.84/hr $41,260
Iowa $19.75/hr $41,080
New Mexico $19.74/hr $41,060
Nevada $19.69/hr $40,950
Ohio $19.54/hr $40,640
Washington $19.43/hr $40,410
Pennsylvania $19.36/hr $40,270
Louisiana $19.31/hr $40,170
West Virginia $18.79/hr $39,090
Idaho $18.78/hr $39,070
Montana $18.71/hr $38,920
Massachusetts $18.64/hr $38,770
Arkansas $15.76/hr $32,780


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