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Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians  (NOC 7247)
Avalon Peninsula Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Cable television service technicians install, maintain and repair cable and satellite television and Internet signal and associated equipment in homes and commercial buildings. Cable television maintenance technicians maintain and repair cable television transmission and distribution systems and associated hardware. They are employed by cable and satellite television companies.

CATV technician, apprentice community antenna television (CATV) technician, cable television installer, cablevision servicer, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) technician – cable television, installation technician, cable television, maintenance technician, cable television.

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Cable television service technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Communicate with subscribers and company personnel to determine work assignments
  • Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets, install splitters, converters, decoders, satellite and pay TV equipment, and install other cable hardware and systems at subscriber's premises
  • Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access at subscriber's premises
  • Inspect, test and repair cable and satellite television signals and associated equipment at subscriber's premises.
Cable television maintenance technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Maintain and repair main aerial and underground coaxial and fibre optic cable television transmission lines, trunking and related distribution and interconnecting systems including power supplies and amplifiers
  • Inspect, monitor, test and adjust cable transmission and distribution systems
  • Repair or replace faulty cables, power supplies, amplifiers and other associated transmission and distribution equipment
  • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
  • Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

St. John's, Mount Pearl, Arnold's Cove, Bay Roberts, Bishop's Cove, Carbonear, Conception Bay South, Gulch, Gull Island, Harbour Grace, North River, Spaniard's Bay, Torbay, Upper Island Cove, Wabana, Birchy Nap, Chamberlains, Codner, Doyles, Foxtrap, Goulds, Greeleytown, Kelligrews, Lance Cove, Lawrence Pond, Manuels, Newton, North Pond Heights, Peachytown, Riverdale, Talcville, Topsail, Upper Gullies

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Jobs for Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians in Avalon Peninsula Region

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There are 2 job postings in Avalon Peninsula Region.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the regional level.
Date Posted Job Title Employer Location Source
2013-05-10 Cable Television Technician Cablelync
  • St. John's
 JOBSinNL JOBSinNL.ca
2013-04-25 CATV (Community Antenna Television) Installation Technician - Telecommunications Frontier Technologies
  • Bay Roberts
 JOBSinNL JOBSinNL.ca
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