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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in California

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-4% Jobs Projection
$58,520 Median Salary
3,520 Job Openings

While jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in California is expected to decrease.

  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Work in California?

In California, there were 34,080 people working as Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in the year 2018.

There were 35,370 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,290 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,170 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers working in it, which means California has more Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 3,520 annual Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers job openings in California, and 34,600 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 21,900 annual jobs and 219,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers ranged from $34,610 to $89,060 with $58,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.64 to $42.82. The median hourly rate was $28.14.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.08 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.06.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,640 $58,950
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,990 $60,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,560 $65,850
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,450 $55,620
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 2,530 $60,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,340 $56,390
Bakersfield, CA 1,570 $57,320
Fresno, CA 1,190 $56,830
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 550 $56,040
Stockton-Lodi, CA 460 $55,640
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 370 $57,230
Modesto, CA 310 $65,410
Santa Rosa, CA 240 $49,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 240 $56,460
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 180 $83,840
Visalia-Porterville, CA 150 $44,620
Salinas, CA 140 $63,760
Redding, CA 130 $51,870
Chico, CA 120 $55,680
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 110 $65,870
El Centro, CA 60 n/a
Madera, CA 50 $46,750
Yuba City, CA 50 $57,020

Top States for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 34,080 $58,520
Texas 23,340 $50,590
Florida 19,660 $50,410
New York 10,520 $75,010
Georgia 9,520 $49,660
Illinois 8,610 $60,070
Ohio 8,460 $51,190
North Carolina 8,140 $53,950
Michigan 6,710 $54,900
Tennessee 6,110 $52,990
Pennsylvania 6,000 $54,700
Washington 4,910 $67,020
Colorado 4,820 $67,120
South Carolina 4,530 $51,920
New Jersey 4,410 $66,540
Missouri 4,390 $52,140
Louisiana 4,320 $53,340
Alabama 4,110 $59,200
Virginia 4,050 $62,140
Minnesota 3,760 $58,480

Below are the states where Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $88,480
Massachusetts $82,530
New York $75,010
Alaska $73,930
New Hampshire $73,610
Connecticut $68,980
Colorado $67,120
Washington $67,020
New Jersey $66,540
Montana $66,030

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