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New Jersey: 3 metros with trade pay data

Telecom Line Installer pay in New Jersey

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$102,090statewide median a year
$49.08median an hour
#3of 50 states + DC
2,540telecom line installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Telecom line installers in New Jersey earn a statewide median of $102,090 a year, 54% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #3 of 50 states and DC. About 2,540 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$58,690Entry · 10th$95,40025th$102,090Median$103,65075th$115,000Top · 90th

States ranked near New Jersey

Rhode Island$103,810
Massachusetts$103,410
New Jersey$102,090
New York$100,960
California$97,980
Washington, DC$97,600

See all states on the telecom line installers nationwide.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes telecom line installer pay for 2 New Jersey metros: Trenton and Atlantic City.

TrentonNEW JERSEY · NJ$103,650
Atlantic CityNEW JERSEY · NJ$102,250
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
TrentonNEW JERSEY · NJ$103,650$100,456130
Atlantic CityNEW JERSEY · NJ$102,250$103,43270

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of an electrical panel feeding branch circuits, illustrating telecom line installer work in New Jersey
Telecom Line Installer pay in New Jersey: $102,090 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3.4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,000 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, telecom line installers have 379 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 4.4× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.

What the work is like Government data

How often telecom line installers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningSometimes
Very hot or cold conditionsVery often
Working at heightsSometimes
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesSometimes
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsOften
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingOccasionally

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in New Jersey Official source

The main state licensing office in New Jersey is the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. It can point you to the right license for telecom line installers.

Official New Jersey licensing site ↗

Requirements for telecom line installers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 14.7% of wage and salary workers in New Jersey were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#9 of 51 states and D.C.), and 16.1% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only telecom line installers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in New Jersey

TrentonNEW JERSEY · NJ+3.3%population since 2020 · 5.3% unemployment
Atlantic CityNEW JERSEY · NJ+0.8%population since 2020 · 7.3% unemployment

All trades in New Jersey.

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