Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians

(NOC 7247)

in All Trades and Transportation

Cable television service technicians install, maintain and repair cable and satellite television and Internet signal and related equipment in homes and commercial buildings. Cable television maintenance technicians maintain and repair cable television transmission and distribution systems and related hardware. They work for cable and satellite television companies.

Job Outlook

Undetermined

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  • Estimate change in employment not available for this occupation.
  • Estimate 0 openings due to growth and retirements, 2021-2023
  • Estimate rate of unemployment not available for this occupation.

Compared to: All Trades and Transportation

  • Estimate 4040 employment change, 2021-2023
  • Estimate 8425 openings due to growth and retirements, 2021-2023
  • Estimate rate of unemployment not available for these occupation.

Hourly Pay

N/A

Minimum

N/A

Median

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Maximum

Annual Pay

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Minimum

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Median

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Compared to: All Trades and Transportation

Hourly Pay

$15.00

Minimum

$24.00

Median

$37.00

Maximum

Annual Pay

$7,580

Minimum

$37,269

Median

$79,787

Maximum

About the job

Nature of work

Cable television service technicians install, maintain and repair cable and satellite television and Internet signal and related equipment in homes and commercial buildings. Cable television maintenance technicians maintain and repair cable television transmission and distribution systems and related hardware. They work for cable and satellite television companies.

Job duties

Cable television service technicians:

  • Communicate with subscribers and company workers to define work duties.
  • Connect, disconnect, and relocate cable outlets, install splitters, converters, decoders, terminals, digital boxes, satellite and pay TV equipment, and install other cable hardware and systems at subscriber's sites.
  • Install cable modems, routers, and software to allow Internet access at subscriber's sites.
  • Inspect, test and repair cable and satellite television signals and related equipment at subscriber's sites.

Cable television maintenance technicians:

  • Maintain and repair main aerial and underground coaxial and fibre optic cable television transmission lines, trunking and related distribution and interconnecting systems including power supplies and amplifiers.
  • Inspect, monitor, test and adjust cable transmission and distribution systems.
  • Repair or replace faulty cables, power supplies, amplifiers and other related transmission and distribution equipment.
  • Climb and work up on poles, ladders, or other support structures.
  • Communicate with other workers to coordinate the completion of work assignments.

Sample job titles

  • cable television installation technician
  • cable television installer
  • cable television maintenance technician
  • cablevision servicer
  • community antenna television (CATV) technician
  • direct broadcast satellite (DBS) technician

Skills

  • This work requires a good mechanical and electrical aptitude. You should have a strong background in mathematics and the sciences. Accuracy and a keen eye for detail are important. Good eyesight, colour vision, and hand-eye coordination are necessary.

Job requirements

  • High school is required.
  • A college program in electronics or a combination of college, correspondence or industry courses related to electronics and electrical systems and on-the-job training or a four-year cable television technician apprenticeship program is required.

Other considerations

  • Movement to supervisor positions is possible with experience. Changes in telecommunications and multi-media technology and the ways in which they are delivered to customers may affect the type of work performed and job prospects in these jobs. Changes in technology, like high-speed Internet and digital phone services, require that workers in this group regularly upgrade their skills.

By the numbers

Quick look

< 50

employed in 2016

100.0%

employed full-time

0.0%

self employed

0.0%
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100%
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39.2

median age

Compared to: All Trades and Transportation

57,925

employed in 2016

85.9%

employed full-time

11.8%

self employed

5.3%
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94.7%
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46.8

median age

Where will I likely work?

33.3%

Halifax

N/A
33.3%

Annapolis Valley

N/A
33.3%

North Shore

N/A

Compared to: All NS Occupations

47.0%

Halifax

15.6%

North Shore

12.9%

Annapolis Valley

12.7%

Cape Breton

11.8%

Southern

Top Industries of Employment

60.0%

Information and cultural industries

40.0%

Professional, scientific and technical services

What is the age of Employment?

33.0%

25-34

33.0%

65+

33.0%

45-54

Compared to: All Trades and Transportation

24.4%

45-54

22.1%

55-64

17.7%

35-44

17.7%

25-34

10.9%

15-24

Top levels of education

40.0%

High school

N/A
40.0%

College Diploma

N/A
40.0%

Trade Certification

N/A

Compared to: All Trades and Transportation

29.2%

Trade Certification

$46,494 median annual income
25.5%

High school

$31,260 median annual income
22.3%

College Diploma

$42,050 median annual income
18.7%

Less than high school

$28,319 median annual income
2.8%

Bachelor

$30,527 median annual income

Education & training

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

College or Trades Program

These programs prepare students to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. They include courses in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation.

Institutions providing this program

Nova Scotia Community College

Various, NS

High School Diploma or Equivalent

High School Program

Adults without a high school diploma can contact the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning (NSSAL) for tuition-free programming across the province. NSSAL oversees adult education programs in Nova Scotia. NSSAL partners with the Nova Scotia Community College, Adult High Schools, Université Sainte-Anne, and community-based learning organizations to deliver programs. NSSAL offers clear, accessible pathways from adult basic education to a high school credential or GED.

Institutions providing this program

Universite Sainte-Anne

Pointe-de-l'Église, NS

Nova Scotia Community College

Various, NS

Adult High Schools

Various, NS

Community Learning Organizations

Various, NS

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