An optical fiber technician, also known as a cable technician, cable installer, or telecommunications technician, installs, maintains, and repairs fiber optic cables and networks. These cables transmit data, voice, and video over long distances, and are used for high-speed internet, television, and telephone services.
Their responsibilities include:
- Installing: Working with clients to plan installations, and installing cables in a variety of environments, including underground, indoor, and aerial
- Splicing: Using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment to splice cables
- Testing: Inspecting or testing lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions
- Maintaining: Ensuring that fiber cable infrastructure is working correctly and meeting customer needs, and organizing scheduled maintenance routines
- Terminating: Terminating cable utilizing a variety of connectors
- Measuring: Measuring signal strength at utility poles using electronic test equipment