Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 49-2022.00
Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.
AI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
High· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.033
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.24
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
AI exposure (OpenAI rubric)
40 rated tasks · 14 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (35.0%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
Tasks
Task statements from the O*NET® 31.0 Database, core tasks first.
| Task | Type | β (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly. | Core | 0.5 |
| Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools. | Core | 0 |
| Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation. | Core | 0 |
| Drive crew trucks to and from work areas. | Core | 0 |
| Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning. | Core | 0 |
| Repair or replace faulty equipment, such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment. | Core | 0 |
| Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams. | Core | 0 |
| Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints. | Core | 0 |
| Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods. | Core | 0.5 |
| Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests. | Core | 0 |
| Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems. | Core | 1 |
| Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed. | Core | 0 |
| Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks. | Core | 0 |
| Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status. | Core | 0 |
| Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions. | Core | 0 |
| Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures. | Core | 1 |
| Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function. | Core | 0 |
| Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment. | Core | 0 |
| Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions. | Core | 1 |
| Designate cables available for use. | Core | 1 |
| Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses. | Core | 0 |
| Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment. | Core | 0 |
| Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals. | Core | 0 |
| Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles. | Core | 0 |
| Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems. | Core | 1 |
| Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment. | Core | 1 |
| Install updated software and programs that maintain existing software or provide requested features, such as time-correlated call routing. | Core | 1 |
| Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming. | Core | 1 |
| Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services. | Core | 0 |
| Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers. | Core | 0 |
| Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components and painting worn or exposed areas. | Core | 0 |
| Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment. | Core | 0.5 |
| Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access. | Core | 0 |
| Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Perform database verifications, using computers. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Place intercept circuits on terminals to handle vacant lines in central office installations. | Supplemental | 0 |
Occupation information
Sources and attribution
This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database (https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. AI Changing Work has modified all or some of this information: the O*NET-SOC code, title and task statements are reproduced in English without change; task-type labels are shown in the page's language and tasks are listed core first; any Korean occupation title shown on the Korean-language page is AI Changing Work's translation; any KSCO-8 unit groups linked to this occupation were paired with it by AI Changing Work's judgment, and the relation labels and statuses are AI Changing Work's additions. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Any AI exposure figures on this page are published by third parties, not by AI Changing Work, and none is part of the O*NET information. OpenAI publishes task-level scores (MIT License) for O*NET 27.2 task statements; each is shown next to the O*NET 31.0 task statement with the same task ID, whose wording can differ from the 27.2 statement that was scored. OpenAI also publishes occupation-level scores for O*NET-SOC codes in the same release, and any such score is shown on the O*NET occupation with the same code. Anthropic publishes an observed exposure index in the Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes relative AI exposure categories (public domain); both are published per SOC code, and each value is shown on every O*NET occupation with that code. The International Labour Organization publishes a generative AI exposure index in ILO Working Paper 140 (CC BY 4.0) for ISCO-08 unit groups; AI Changing Work links those groups to O*NET occupations by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC and 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC crosswalks as published, without case-by-case selection, and these crosswalks match many groups only in part. Where several unit groups are linked, each group's published value is listed, and any summary shows only the lowest and highest of those values with the number of groups; no exposure figure is averaged or recalculated. Any employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the SOC group containing this occupation. Each source is credited where its figures are shown.
O*NET OnLine: 49-2022.00 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
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