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Map of Rhode Island showing 1 metro area with skilled trade pay data
Rhode Island: 1 metro with trade pay data

Telecom Line Installer pay in Rhode Island

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$103,810statewide median a year
$49.91median an hour
#1of 50 states + DC
490telecom line installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Telecom line installers in Rhode Island earn a statewide median of $103,810 a year, 57% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #1 of 50 states and DC. About 490 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$81,260Entry · 10th$96,25025th$103,810Median$104,27075th$105,930Top · 90th

States ranked near Rhode Island

Rhode Island$103,810
Massachusetts$103,410
New Jersey$102,090
New York$100,960

See all states on the telecom line installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes telecom line installer pay for 1 Rhode Island metro: Providence.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
ProvidenceRHODE ISLAND · RI$103,810$102,002580

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 Rhode Island
Telecom Line Installer pay in Rhode Island: $103,810 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 Rhode Island Official source

The main state licensing office in Rhode Island is the Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board. It can point you to the right license for telecom line installers.

Official Rhode Island licensing site ↗

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

Union membership

In 2025, 16.1% of wage and salary workers in Rhode Island were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#5 of 51 states and D.C.), and 17.5% 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 Rhode Island

ProvidenceRHODE ISLAND · RI+2.1%population since 2020 · 4.7% unemployment

All trades in Rhode Island.

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