NOC 72205: Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
What telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians do
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians install, test, maintain and repair cable and satellite television, internet signal and associate equipment, telephones, telephone switching equipment and other telecommunications equipment related to transmission and processing of voice, video signals and other data over a variety of media including fibre optics, microwave, radio and satellite. They are employed by cable and satellite television, telephone and other telecommunications transmission service companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Telephone installers and repairers
- Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
- Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
- Repair or replace defective and damaged telephones, wire and associated equipment.
- Switch network installers and repairers
- Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
- Inspect and test trunking systems, circuits and equipment
- Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software.
- Telecommunications service testers
- Operate computerized testing systems to conduct service tests on customer lines and equipment
- Determine the nature, cause and location of service trouble
- Dispatch appropriate repair personnel
- Complete test reports and maintain test and service records
- May assist repair personnel to test lines, circuits and systems, isolate and clear cable faults and verify records.
- Telecommunications equipment technicians
- Install, remove and maintain various telecommunications equipment and related systems such as telex and facsimile machines, teletypewriters, mobile radios, cellular telephones, pagers and other telecommunications equipment
- Configure operating systems and install software for access to the Internet
- Inspect and test operation of telecommunications equipment
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment.
- Cable television service technicians
- Communicate with subscribers and company personnel to determine work assignments
- Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets, install splitters, converters, decoders, terminals, digital boxes and satellite equipment, and install other cable or wireless modems, routers and software to enable Internet access at subscriber's premises
- Inspect, test and repair cable and satellite television signals and associated equipment at subscriber's premises.
Job titles under NOC 72205
127 job titles are classified here, including apprentice communication electrician - switching, cable television service technician, cablevision servicer.
- apprentice communication electrician - switching
- apprentice electrician - telecommunications equipment
- apprentice telephone switchman/woman
- army communication and information systems specialist
- branch exchange repairer - telecommunications
- business telephone equipment installer and repairer
- business telephone equipment maintainer
- cable station tester - telecommunications
- cable television service installation technician
- cable television service technician
- cablevision servicer
- cellular phone installer
- cellular telephone technician
- central office equipment inspector - telecommunications
- central office equipment installer - telecommunications
- central office equipment maintainer - telecommunications
- central office equipment repairer - telecommunications
- central office frame servicer - telecommunications
- central office repairer - telecommunications
- central office technician - telecommunications
- central office tester - telecommunications
- charging equipment attendant - telecommunications
- combination man/woman - telecommunications
- communication electrician - network craft
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Telephone and switch network installers and repairers require completion of an apprenticeship program ranging from three to four years or a combination of over three years work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry related courses.
- Cable television service technicians require completion of a college program in electronics or a combination of college, correspondence or industry courses related to electronics and electrical systems and on-the-job training or completion of a four-year cable television technician apprenticeship program is required
- Telecommunications equipment technicians usually require completion of a college electrical and electronics program and several months of on-the-job training or completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship training program.
- Trade certification for communication technicians is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Experience as an installer and repairer (telephone and switch network) is usually required for service testers.
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $21.63/hr | $33.80/hr | $42.86/hr |
Toronto ON | $22.00/hr | $33.00/hr | $37.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $24.47/hr | $34.63/hr | $44.78/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $21.50/hr | $35.00/hr | $38.16/hr |
Calgary AB | $27.17/hr | $37.26/hr | $46.52/hr |
Edmonton AB | $27.27/hr | $37.55/hr | $46.64/hr |
Ottawa ON | $23.80/hr | $33.95/hr | $44.73/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $20.00/hr | $36.00/hr | $40.38/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $21.00/hr | $34.68/hr | $44.70/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $22.96/hr | $33.77/hr | $40.25/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $23.59/hr | $34.82/hr | $43.15/hr |
London ON | $25.02/hr | $34.16/hr | $43.50/hr |
Halifax NS | $22.68/hr | $31.25/hr | $39.82/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $22.00/hr | $36.71/hr | $43.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $25.87/hr | $38.74/hr | $43.11/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $24.00/hr | $37.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $21.63/hr | $30.00/hr | $37.50/hr |
Nova Scotia | $18.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $36.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $21.63/hr | $30.00/hr | $37.50/hr |
Quebec | $21.00/hr | $34.68/hr | $44.70/hr |
Ontario | $20.00/hr | $33.00/hr | $41.03/hr |
Manitoba | $20.00/hr | $32.00/hr | $40.38/hr |
Saskatchewan | $24.00/hr | $38.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
Alberta | $25.00/hr | $37.05/hr | $42.86/hr |
British Columbia | $22.00/hr | $36.71/hr | $43.00/hr |
Using NOC 72205 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 127 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians?
Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians are NOC 2021 unit group 72205. Example job titles in this group include apprentice communication electrician - switching, cable television service technician, cablevision servicer, cellular telephone technician.
What TEER is NOC 72205?
NOC 72205 is TEER 2 (College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)). Usually requires a 2–3 year college program or a 2–5 year apprenticeship, or the occupation carries supervisory or significant safety responsibilities. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $33.80/hr, about $66,000 a year full-time, with a range of $21.63/hr to $42.86/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.