Telephone Line Technicians: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

The number of employed telephone line technicians is about 162,000. This occupation has a high unemployment rating.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Approximately 2% of employees work part time. 3% of telephone line technicians have ended up working for themlseves.

Training and Education

People with long-term on-the-job training have an easier time finding a job in this career. The percentage of employees with at least a 4 year degree or higher is 8%. Approximately 44% of telephone line technicians started in college but were able to get a job without a degree. Workers with a high school diploma but no further education represent 48% of the total. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs for this occupation are more popular (on a per capita basis) in Dover (Delaware), Amarillo (Texas), and Lima (Ohio), and less popular in Tucson (Arizona), Hickory (North Carolina), and Gary (Indiana).

Without adjusting for the cost of living, telephone line technicians get paid the most in Glens Falls (New York), New York (New York), and Anchorage (Alaska), and the least in Pensacola (Florida), Decatur (Illinois), and Visalia (California).

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Telephone Line Technicians: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Telephone Line Technicians, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Telephone Line Technicians are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Telephone Line Technicians are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	790	$47,320	1.3
Alabama	Huntsville	340	$39,670	1.4
Alabama	Mobile	190	$41,980	0.9
Alabama	Montgomery	190	$39,130	1
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	100	$43,250	1
Alaska	Anchorage	250	$59,520	1.4
Arizona	Kingman	130	$35,320	2.5
Arizona	Phoenix	1,610	$30,560	0.7
Arizona	Tucson	110	$35,080	0.3
Arkansas	Fayetteville	210	$47,460	0.9
Arkansas	Fort Smith	80	$40,540	0.6
Arkansas	Jonesboro	80	$51,190	1.6
Arkansas	Little Rock	270	$41,730	0.7
California	Chico	180	$62,310	2.4
California	Fresno	290	$55,530	0.7
California	Oakland	950	$56,740	0.8
California	Oxnard	490	$59,650	1.4
California	Redding	80	$33,610	1.1
California	Riverside	3,230	$38,840	2.1
California	Sacramento	980	$52,800	0.9
California	San Diego	2,100	$44,770	1.3
California	San Francisco	600	$58,390	0.5
California	San Jose	1,390	$50,890	1.3
California	San Luis Obispo	90	$49,910	0.8
California	Santa Ana	1,450	$48,730	0.8
California	Santa Barbara	100	$53,340	0.5
California	Santa Cruz	40	$55,260	0.4
California	Stockton	250	$57,560	1
California	Visalia	110	$30,480	0.7
Colorado	Colorado Springs	270	$43,450	0.9
Colorado	Denver	900	$48,550	0.6
Colorado	Greeley	120	$34,790	1.5
Connecticut	Bridgeport	280		0.5
Connecticut	New Haven	130	$47,070	0.4
Delaware	Dover	200	$52,250	3.5
District of Columbia	Washington	4,670	$53,850	1.7
Florida	Cape Coral	220	$40,630	0.9
Florida	Deltona	80	$43,970	0.5
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	1,120	$46,850	1.3
Florida	Fort Walton Beach	50	$43,830	0.6
Florida	Jacksonville	830	$45,530	1.2
Florida	Miami	1,130	$50,390	1
Florida	Ocala	40	$56,530	0.4
Florida	Orlando	1,840	$42,560	1.5
Florida	Palm Bay	290	$44,340	1.3
Florida	Pensacola	330	$31,300	2
Florida	Port St Lucie	150	$48,410	1.1
Florida	Sarasota	800	$42,560	2.6
Florida	Tallahassee	210	$41,340	1.1
Florida	Tampa	2,610	$48,880	1.8
Florida	West Palm Beach	220	$39,830	0.3
Georgia	Albany	30	$53,430	0.5
Georgia	Athens	170	$40,680	2.1
Georgia	Atlanta	2,740	$42,580	1
Georgia	Columbus	70	$34,780	0.6
Georgia	Dalton	90	$32,170	1.1
Georgia	Gainesville	80	$29,450	1.1
Georgia	Macon	120	$42,890	1.1
Georgia	Valdosta	70	$51,900	1.2
Hawaii	Honolulu	230	$46,920	0.4
Illinois	Bloomington	100	$52,600	1.3
Illinois	Champaign	60	$50,980	0.6
Illinois	Chicago	2,240	$46,070	0.5
Illinois	Decatur	60	$30,790	1.3
Illinois	Peoria	110	$45,940	0.6
Illinois	Rockford	180	$41,760	1.1
Indiana	Gary	50	$39,530	0.2
Indiana	Indianapolis	650	$38,210	0.6
Indiana	Lafayette	70	$44,110	0.9
Indiana	Muncie	50	$34,310	1.1
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	120	$43,850	0.8
Iowa	Davenport	220	$56,210	1.1
Iowa	Des Moines	230	$35,410	0.6
Kansas	Topeka	110	$54,410	0.9
Kansas	Wichita	120	$47,070	0.3
Kentucky	Lexington	160	$42,030	0.6
Kentucky	Louisville	1,230	$44,060	1.7
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	860	$36,040	2
Louisiana	Lafayette	340	$35,670	2.1
Louisiana	Monroe	100	$46,660	1.2
Louisiana	New Orleans	580	$38,910	1
Louisiana	Shreveport	150	$45,820	0.8
Maine	Bangor	60	$47,600	0.9
Maine	Portland	530	$47,800	2.3
Maryland	Baltimore	1,940	$53,780	1.3
Maryland	Bethesda	730	$56,190	1.1
Maryland	Cumberland	40	$58,650	1.1
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	220	$58,230	2
Massachusetts	Boston	2,490	$60,270	1.2
Massachusetts	Framingham	250	$60,230	1.4
Massachusetts	Haverhill	50	$45,540	0.6
Massachusetts	Lawrence	140	$47,650	2.3
Massachusetts	Lowell	330	$50,410	2.5
Massachusetts	Springfield	390	$55,490	1.1
Massachusetts	Worcester	380	$51,040	1.3
Michigan	Ann Arbor	100	$50,270	0.5
Michigan	Flint	100	$51,540	0.7
Michigan	Grand Rapids	140	$42,150	0.3
Michigan	Lansing	110	$38,930	0.5
Michigan	Monroe	50	$48,510	1.3
Minnesota	Minneapolis	1,310	$39,750	0.6
Minnesota	St Cloud	40	$32,030	0.4
Mississippi	Jackson	500	$34,410	1.7
Missouri	Columbia	150	$32,200	1.7
Missouri	Jefferson City	130	$41,320	1.8
Missouri	Kansas City	1,310	$51,050	1.1
Missouri	Springfield	230	$37,360	1
Missouri	St Louis	2,650	$48,990	1.6
Montana	Billings	110	$42,420	1.3
Montana	Missoula	60	$40,200	1.1
Nebraska	Omaha	470	$37,370	0.9
Nevada	Las Vegas	720	$38,560	0.7
New Hampshire	Rochester	130	$46,530	2.2
New Jersey	Camden	810	$58,830	1.3
New Jersey	Edison	1,410	$54,290	1.2
New Jersey	Newark	1,840	$53,820	1.5
New Mexico	Albuquerque	230	$32,150	0.5
New York	Albany	620	$57,690	1.2
New York	Binghamton	280	$51,600	2.4
New York	Buffalo	360	$56,340	0.6
New York	Glens Falls	140	$72,990	2.6
New York	Nassau	3,610	$59,130	2.4
New York	New York	10,260	$60,500	1.7
New York	Poughkeepsie	410	$52,670	1.5
New York	Rochester	1,420	$44,620	2.4
New York	Syracuse	800	$56,160	2.2
North Carolina	Asheville	140	$37,440	0.7
North Carolina	Burlington	30	$58,460	0.5
North Carolina	Charlotte	1,390	$44,400	1.3
North Carolina	Durham	190	$40,640	0.6
North Carolina	Fayetteville	290	$36,560	2.1
North Carolina	Greensboro	560	$43,500	1.3
North Carolina	Greenville	70	$45,700	0.9
North Carolina	Hickory	30	$53,000	0.2
North Carolina	Raleigh	420	$44,850	0.7
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	100	$53,220	1.6
North Carolina	Wilmington	60	$47,450	0.4
North Carolina	Winston Salem	130	$49,440	0.5
North Dakota	Fargo	130	$32,270	1
Ohio	Akron	240	$52,080	0.6
Ohio	Canton	120	$44,090	0.6
Ohio	Cincinnati	710	$38,840	0.6
Ohio	Cleveland	760	$40,850	0.6
Ohio	Columbus	760	$43,120	0.7
Ohio	Dayton	280	$34,490	0.6
Ohio	Lima	160	$37,190	3
Ohio	Toledo	280	$50,280	0.8
Ohio	Youngstown	420	$42,360	1.6
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	630	$47,520	0.9
Oklahoma	Tulsa	530	$54,320	1
Oregon	Portland	1,140	$48,330	0.9
Oregon	Salem	170	$51,830	1
Pennsylvania	Allentown	800	$50,790	2
Pennsylvania	Altoona	180	$43,980	2.9
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	360	$48,850	1
Pennsylvania	Johnstown	90	$50,650	1.5
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	250	$54,710	0.9
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	2,810	$53,860	1.3
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	2,150	$48,980	1.6
Pennsylvania	Reading	160	$40,670	0.9
Pennsylvania	Scranton	430	$44,560	1.4
Pennsylvania	State College	120	$41,170	2.1
Pennsylvania	Williamsport	110	$50,360	2.1
Pennsylvania	York	170	$54,410	0.8
Rhode Island	Providence	700	$58,050	1
South Carolina	Charleston	170	$40,000	0.5
South Carolina	Columbia	590	$40,430	1.4
South Carolina	Greenville	570	$35,530	1.6
South Carolina	Spartanburg	70	$38,610	0.5
South Dakota	Rapid City	70	$49,040	1.1
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	230	$33,190	1.5
Tennessee	Chattanooga	270	$37,720	1
Tennessee	Johnson City	160	$33,980	2
Tennessee	Kingsport	180	$36,880	1.4
Tennessee	Knoxville	310	$51,150	0.8
Tennessee	Memphis	330	$39,530	0.4
Tennessee	Nashville	710	$41,810	0.8
Texas	Amarillo	330	$38,550	3
Texas	Austin	1,160	$46,350	1.3
Texas	Beaumont	140	$51,150	0.8
Texas	College Station	100	$55,330	1.2
Texas	Corpus Christi	300	$48,080	1.5
Texas	Dallas	4,750	$41,830	1.9
Texas	El Paso	310	$36,450	1
Texas	Fort Worth	1,140	$50,070	1.1
Texas	Houston	4,430	$40,030	1.4
Texas	Longview	100	$39,030	1
Texas	Midland	50	$52,780	0.7
Texas	San Antonio	1,650	$34,260	1.7
Texas	Sherman	110	$47,210	2.8
Texas	Tyler	110	$37,930	1.1
Texas	Waco	80	$44,540	0.8
Texas	Wichita Falls	170	$46,020	2.8
Utah	Provo	100	$39,090	0.5
Utah	Salt Lake City	370	$42,730	0.5
Vermont	Burlington	130	$53,770	1.1
Virginia	Harrisonburg	50	$42,930	0.9
Virginia	Lynchburg	90	$40,100	0.8
Virginia	Richmond	1,430	$51,270	2
Virginia	Roanoke	280	$40,660	1.6
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1,580	$45,100	1.8
Virginia	Winchester	130	$49,030	2.4
Washington	Bellingham	120	$48,020	1.4
Washington	Kennewick	90	$45,420	0.9
Washington	Mount Vernon	70	$47,780	1.5
Washington	Seattle	1,980	$48,650	1.2
Washington	Spokane	340	$43,960	1.4
Washington	Tacoma	420	$45,870	1.3
Washington	Wenatchee	50	$55,620	1.3
West Virginia	Huntington	80	$54,080	0.6
West Virginia	Parkersburg	60	$38,820	0.8
West Virginia	Wheeling	40	$59,710	0.6
Wisconsin	Appleton	310	$44,080	2.5
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	70	$37,180	0.9
Wisconsin	Fond	70	$40,650	1.6
Wisconsin	Madison	370	$38,770	1
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	590	$44,310	0.6
Wisconsin	Sheboygan	40	$44,130	0.7
Wisconsin	Wausau	50	$47,570	0.7

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