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Career Handbook - Telecommunications Earnings
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Earnings

Average weekly earnings of nonsupervisory workers in the telecommunications industry were $761 in 2002, significantly higher than average earnings of $506 in private industry. Table 2 presents earnings in selected occupations in telecommunications in 2002.
 
Table 2. Median hourly earnings of the largest occupations in telecommunications, 2002
Occupation Telecommunications All industries
Managers, all other $34.41 $32.16
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 27.84 22.87
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 23.83 18.66
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 23.68 22.78
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 22.10 19.06
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 18.21 20.54
Office clerks, general 16.80 10.71
Telephone operators 15.89 13.75
Customer service representatives 15.33 12.62
Retail salespersons 12.52 8.51

Twenty-four percent of employees in the industry are union members or covered by union contracts, compared with about 15 percent for all industries. Most telecommunications employees belong to 1 of 2 unions—the Communications Workers of America or the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
 

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Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition