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Telecommunications Trades Workers

ANZSCO 3424

Employed

15,800

Part-time share

11%

Female share

4%

Median weekly earnings

$2,060

Median age

38 yrs

Employment outlook

Declining

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

Telecommunications Trades Workers is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate IV in Electrical - Data and Voice Communications, Certificate II in Telecommunications Network Build and Operation, Certificate III in Telecommunications Network Build and Operation, and Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Telecommunications Trades Workers. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

There is no single national fee or length for training that leads to Telecommunications Trades Workers. Each provider sets its own price, study mode, and entry rules. Those rules can include past study, an English level, work experience, or an interview. Check the AQF level, and whether you study in Australia or online, before you enquire.

About this career

Telecommunications Trades Workers install, maintain and repair data transmission equipment, aerial lines, conduits, cables, radio antennae and telecommunications equipment and appliances.

What they typically do

  • Examining drawings, specifications and work areas to determine positioning and connections for equipment to be installed
  • Locating faults in telecommunications equipment using instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters and transmission measuring equipment
  • Attaching wires and cables to appliances
  • Adjusting, replacing and repairing faulty items, and testing equipment using electronic instruments
  • Installing cabling for telephone, radio, pay tv and computer transmission
  • Joining cables and sealing sheaths with lead and thermoplastic
  • Erecting, testing and maintaining aerial and underground wires and cables, and radio and mobile phone antennae
  • Installing telecommunications equipment and appliances such as telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
34.2%
QLD
23%
VIC
17.5%
WA
15.4%
SA
5.7%
NT
1.8%
TAS
1.4%
ACT
1.1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Telecommunications Trades Workers.

  • Certificate IV in Electrical - Data and Voice Communications

    UEE40220 · AQF 4 · 0 providers

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  • Certificate II in Telecommunications Network Build and Operation

    ICT20219 · AQF 2 · 5 providers

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  • Certificate III in Telecommunications Network Build and Operation

    ICT30419 · AQF 3 · 9 providers

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  • Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology

    ICT30524 · AQF 3 · 19 providers

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  • Certificate III in Data and Voice Communications

    UEE30425 · AQF 3 · 6 providers

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