Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| telecommunications-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'telecommunications technician' (also: telecoms systems technician, communication technician, telecommunications installer, technician in telecommunications, telecommunications service technician, technician in satellite telecommunications). Use when the user asks for typical telecommunications technician work such as: Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.; Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.; Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment. |
Telecommunications Technician
Telecommunications technicians install, test, maintain and troubleshoot telecommunications systems. They repair or replace defective devices and equipment and maintain a safe working environment and a complete inventory of supplies. They also provide user or customer assistance.
Core workflow
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
- Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
- Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
- 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.
- String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches, and pull lines to proper tension.
- Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduits running through trenches.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- communicate with customers
- concepts of telecommunications
- direct inward dialing
- estimate duration of work
- ICT communications protocols
- install cable TV services
- install electronic communication equipment
- install low voltage wiring
- install signal repeaters
- log transmitter readings
- operate aerial work platforms
- operate call distribution system
- operate digging construction equipment
- operate electronic measuring instruments
- operate private branch exchange
Hot technologies
- Slack
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/056bef79-c125-47ab-b6b9-8eed05c9458c), ONET 30.3 (49-9052.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*