Cable Television Installation Technician

Work setting

• Installation
• Maintenance
• On-site customer service
• Repair
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Determine nature, cause and location of trouble
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
• Inspect, test and repair cable signals and associated equipment
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
• Splice, join and connect wires

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Team player