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Tasks & work activities — communication infrastructure maintainer

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 49-9052.00 (Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers).

Task statements

• [Core] Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
• [Core] Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
• [Core] Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
• [Core] Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
• [Core] Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
• [Core] Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
• [Core] String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
• [Core] Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
• [Core] Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
• [Core] Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
• [Core] Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
• [Core] Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
• [Supplemental] Place insulation over conductors, or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
• [Supplemental] Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
• [Supplemental] Explain cable service to subscribers after installation, and collect any installation fees due.
• [Supplemental] Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
• [Supplemental] Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.
• [Supplemental] Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
• [Supplemental] Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.

Detailed work activities

• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation.
• Calculate requirements for equipment installation or repair projects.
• Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
• Climb equipment or structures to access work areas.
• Collect payments for goods or services.
• Compact materials to create level bases.
• Connect electrical components or equipment.
• Dig holes or trenches.
• Explain use of products or services.
• Inspect telecommunications equipment to identify problems.
• Install audio or communications equipment.
• Install insulation in equipment or structures.
• Lay cables to connect equipment.
• Maintain work equipment or machinery.
• Measure equipment outputs.
• Move large objects using heavy equipment.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.