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Map of Oklahoma showing 4 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
Oklahoma: 4 metros with trade pay data

Telecom Line Installer pay in Oklahoma

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$48,900statewide median a year
$23.51median an hour
#50of 50 states + DC
1,410telecom line installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Telecom line installers in Oklahoma earn a statewide median of $48,900 a year, 26% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #50 of 50 states and DC. About 1,410 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$35,230Entry · 10th$38,39025th$48,900Median$76,73075th$96,050Top · 90th

States ranked near Oklahoma

Nebraska$50,070
South Dakota$49,560
Mississippi$49,360
Oklahoma$48,900
Louisiana$48,770

See all states on the telecom line installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes telecom line installer pay for 3 Oklahoma metros: Lawton, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Oklahoma CityOKLAHOMA · OK$58,370
TulsaOKLAHOMA · OK$55,220
LawtonOKLAHOMA · OK$41,100
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
Oklahoma CityOKLAHOMA · OK$58,370$64,563540
TulsaOKLAHOMA · OK$55,220$61,896230
LawtonOKLAHOMA · OK$41,100$47,82440

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

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Oklahoma's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Northwest Oklahoma$62,300
Northeast Oklahoma$44,720
Southeast Oklahoma$44,720
Southwest Oklahoma$44,380

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of an electrical panel feeding branch circuits, illustrating telecom line installer work in Oklahoma
Telecom Line Installer pay in Oklahoma: $48,900 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 Oklahoma Official source

The main state licensing office in Oklahoma is the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. It can point you to the right license for telecom line installers.

Official Oklahoma licensing site ↗

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

Union membership

In 2025, 6.1% of wage and salary workers in Oklahoma were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#33 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.3% 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 Oklahoma

Oklahoma CityOKLAHOMA · OK+5.8%population since 2020 · 3.2% unemployment
TulsaOKLAHOMA · OK+5.1%population since 2020 · 3.3% unemployment
LawtonOKLAHOMA · OK+0.7%population since 2020 · 3.7% unemployment

All trades in Oklahoma.

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