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ANZSCO 342413Updated 2026-01-29
Telecommunications Linesworker / Telecommunications Line Mechanic
National shortage level: Strong
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
31.8%
NSW
25.1%
VIC
22.6%
QLD
Education mix
40.4%
certificate iii/ iv
17.1%
year 12
11.7%
year 10 and below
Role overview
Telecommunications Linesworkers install, maintain and repair external telecommunication equipment such as aerial lines, conduits and underground cables, radio and mobile phone antennae, and limited items of terminal equipment.
What you do
- • Installs cabling for telephone, radio, pay tv and computer transmission.
- • Joins cables and seals sheaths with lead and thermoplastic.
- • Erects, tests and maintains aerial and underground wires and cables, and radio and mobile phone antennae.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (40.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Erects, tests and maintains aerial and underground wires and cables, and radio and mobile phone antennae.
- • Installs cabling for telephone, radio, pay tv and computer transmission.
- • 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