ICT and Telecommunications Technicians nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for ict and telecommunications technicians not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the field team of a fictional telecommunications and IT services company, working on towers, offices and server rooms. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A network that was down for a whole office comes back and everyone cheers
- You trace a strange fault to one loose connector and fix it in minutes
- A neat, labelled cabinet that the next technician will thank you for
Hard days
- Working at height in hot, windy weather to reach an antenna
- An outage that affects hundreds of people while you are still looking for the cause
- A customer who is certain you caused the problem and will not be told otherwise
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 314199, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.