structured cabling technician salary

 structured cabling technician salary

An early career Cable Technician with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $16.24 based on 270 salaries. ... In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $25.

Yes, there are many challenges you meet everyday. There are “Special customers” you have to tend to and lots of obstacles you have to go around. I had months where every job took me more than 2hrs to finish and i had months where i was in and out of a house in less than 1/2 and hour. In my humble opinion, the guys who have it rough are the guys who work in residential/commercial areas where you have to do pole work. Dragging out a 20ft ladder, extending it and climbing up it on a very cold day can get to you. The worst is going into someone backyard and gaffing a pole (spikes on your boots) and working up 50 feet off the ground in adverse weather.

When i was brand new on the job, when analog cable was still a “thing” an asian man came up to me while i was in between jobs. He told me that they cut off his cable by mistake and asked if i can reconnect it. Being naive & want to have good customer service at the time, i went up on the roof where our equipment was located and saw that his line was “tagged” (the port was blocked by a security device) and put him back on the 8 port tap. Went downstairs and he was delighted that the cable came back on. As i was leaving the chinese restaurant, i see that there was old analog boxes that we did not use anymore but FIXED for hot cable boxes. He saw look at them and told me that he will call next time to get them changed out. He told me to order anything on the menu which i ordered shrimp and lobster and they prepared it for me and gave me 2 cans of soda. On my way back into the truck he shoves money in my breastpocket and didn't think much of it. later on i see that it was more than a $20 tip he gave me - he gave me $300 in $20 dollar bills!!

-I Was on lunch on the westside of manhattan & a spanish guy comes up to me while im in my truck having lunch. He gives me the sad story that he missed his appointment and if i can install cable in his place. He is telling me profusely that he will “take care of me” and escorts me upstairs to his apartment. He has about a dozen guests in his apartment and all of them are happy to see me and offer me food and drink which i decline since im on the job. I tell the dispatcher that im installing the equipment in his house and to activate the equipment that i installed in his apartment. As soon as the t.v. comes on, everybody is cheerful and happy claps like i performed some type of miracle. When im about to leave his apartment, he shoves a beer in my toolbag and shoves a bunch of money in my breastpocket. As im going down in the elevator, i see that he was very VERY generous $500 to be exact!! I found out from the doorman that he is a businessman from spain and he is only here for 4 months out of the year and also that FIFA world cup was playing on the tv

-The most money i got on a job was on park ave, the A/V person that was supposed to be there wasn't and was coaching me on how to use this sophi