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Telecommunications Network Planner

ANZSCO 313213

Employed

930

Part-time share

7%

Female share

20%

Median age

42 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Telecommunications Network Planners plan the development of customer access telecommunications network infrastructure.

What they typically do

  • Plans the development of customer access telecommunications network infrastructure.
  • Liaises with vendors, suppliers, service providers and external resources and monitors contractual obligations and performance delivery.
  • Provides ongoing operational support in designing, optimising, troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairing and resolving telecommunications network performance malfunctions, defects and faults.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
40.9%
VIC
29.8%
QLD
15.2%
SA
6.1%
WA
5.6%
ACT
1.5%
NT
0.6%
TAS
0.4%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Telecommunications Network Planner.

  • Certificate IV in Telecommunications Network Design

    ICT41119 · AQF 4 · 0 providers

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