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OSCA 382334Updated 2026-01-29
Telecommunications Technician
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 342414OSCA 382334
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 112k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2150
Salary range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
29%
NSW
23.7%
VIC
22.1%
QLD
Education mix
42.9%
certificate iii/ iv
14.9%
advanced diploma/ diploma
13.1%
bachelor degree
Role overview
Telecommunications Technicians install, maintain and repair telecommunications equipment and appliances, such as telephones, mobile telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment, in homes, businesses, telephone exchanges and other network sites.
What you do
- • Locates faults in telecommunications equipment using instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters and transmission measuring equipment.
- • Attaches wires and cables to appliances.
- • Adjusts, replaces and repairs faulty items, and tests equipment using electronic instruments.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (42.9%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Adjusts, replaces and repairs faulty items, and tests equipment using electronic instruments.
- • Attaches wires and cables to appliances.
- • Installs telecommunications equipment and appliances such as telephones, switchboards and data transmission equipment.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2150
Annual median: AUD 112k
Range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k