Cable examiner - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Cable examiner earn

A Cable examiner earns between $1.129 and $2.710 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.450 and a median salary of $1.270 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 658 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Workers in the production of industrial goods and services
• • electronics manufacturing and installation workers
• • • installers and repairers of electric and communications lines and cables
• • • • installers and repairers of electrical, telephone and data communication lines and cables

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Main workplaces

Installers and repairers of electrical, telephone and data communication lines and cables some activities can be carried out in the open, underground and at great heights. Workers may be subject to humidity, pollution, temperature variation and risks arising from working with electricity. They are employed by energy, telecommunications, public transport and solar energy companies. In the case of solar energy most professionals work autonomously.

What does it take to work in the field of Installers and repairers of electrical, telephone and data communication lines and cables

The work is performed by people with minimum schooling of elementary school, plus professional qualifications. The full performance of the professional exercise occurs after three or four years of experience, under the permanent supervision of supervisors, technicians and engineers. The experience for professionals working with solar energy is 1 to 2 years and they work under occasional supervision. Professional apprenticeship may be required for Positions listed in this occupational family.

Functions and activities of Cable examiner

Installers and repairers of electrical, telephone and data communication lines and cables must:

Activities

open terminals;
participate in procedure description;
replace cables and wires;
install capacitor bank;
programming signal receiving and transmitting equipment;
install string box (protection box and photovoltaic connection);
issue material return record;
installing signal regenerators;
identify the existing network at the site;
install materials and accessories;
facing risky situations;
perform preventive maintenance of the photovoltaic system;
demonstrate ability to adapt to change;
installing trolley wire;
install electrical and metallic protection;
advise people about risky situations in the area;
demonstrate attention ability;
demonstrate manual dexterity;
adapt work according to weather conditions;
install distribution boards;
identify risk situations;
analyze work area conditions ;
install carrier system;
equip transmission towers;
register material used;
participate in accident prevention actions.;
replace crossheads and/or accessories;
fill out material requisition;
equipping railroad poles and beams;
define visits itinerary;
define materials and tools;
retension cables and contact wires of railways;
level crossroads, detours and indents on railways;
transfer lines;
installing electrical and metallic protection;
installing switches for maneuvers;
connecting cables in connection blocks;
fusing optical cables;
testing equipment;
identify the existing network on site;
request equipment shutdown;
making and undoing jumpers;
demonstrate zeal for the company's and client's assets;
installing structures for photovoltaic modules;
establish communication between areas to start activities;
register service and repair information;
installing ducts for electrical, telephone and data communication cables;
repair equipment;
overcoming adverse situations;
interpreting projects;
identifying types of cables and connections;
demonstrate organizational skills;
select cables and wires according to the type and gauge defined in the project;
install photovoltaic inverter;
demonstrate self-control;
organize the workplace;
replace measurement equipment;
replace insulators;
redo terminals;
measure available supply voltage on site;
programming maneuvers for road circulation railroads;
demonstrate visual and spatial sense;
connect wires and cables;
interpret operating instructions;
communicate with clarity and objectivity;
install sub-racks and rack;
analyze technical conditions of the carrying out the activity;
install valve and pressure lock;
test direct and/or indirect measurement;
analyze conditions of the work area ;
communicate with the areas involved with energized lines;
demonstrate ability to comply with norms and rules;
apply safety standards;
use safety equipment (epi and epc);
estimate human resources.;
perform commissioning (record the operation of the photovoltaic system);
install connectors on terminals;
troubleshoot;
installing conductors;
fill out vehicle use control form;
perform de-energized line maintenance;
identify unsafe conditions;
adjust transformer voltage;
reestablish communication for system reconnection;
demonstrate ability to concentrate;
keep safety equipment in full working order;
install photovoltaic modules;
install transformer;
adapt equipment to the system;
record uses and project changes;
install pv system monitoring equipment;
replace braces and connections on railway lines;
use voltage detection equipment;
deploying transmission towers;
demonstrate zeal with the company's and client's assets;
splicing overhead and underground wires and cables;
apply safety standards;
disable lines;
implanting posts;
install automatic recloser;
perform mandatory temporary grounding.;
apply installation technical standards;
installing energy accumulators (batteries);
select equipment and tools;
transfer equipment;
estimate maintenance time, installation and expansion;
detect defects;
analyze technical conditions in the carrying out the activity;
issue technical report;
perform energized line maintenance;
implanting poles;
installing underground boxes for splices and passages;
reset specific tools in adverse situations;
share knowledge and information;
work as a team;
identify the existing network at the location;
installing materials and accessories;
perform automatic cuts;
install consumption meters;
participate in procedure description;
reestablish communication to restart the system;
measure the supply voltage available on site;
define safety equipment;
perform installation tests;
demonstrate interpersonal skills;
schedule activities according to service order , work and repair.;
record signal level at installation locations;
work as a team;
equipping poles;
install protective equipment;
disable equipment;
installing electrical and/or communication cables and/or messengers;
installing distribution boards;

Sectors that hire Cable examiner the most in the job market

• maintenance of stations and telecommunications networks
• access providers to communications networks
• multimedia communication services - scm
• building stations and telecommunications networks
• data processing, application service providers and internet hosting services
• construction of electricity distribution stations and networks
• electrical installation and maintenance
• other telecommunications activities
• maintenance of electricity distribution networks
• engineering services