• Voluntary certification bodies:
• Telecommunications Industry Association
• Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers
• Job prospects: Best for people with computer skills and electronics training
• Median hourly earnings in 2006: $18.12
• Percentage of technicians who belong to unions: 26%
• Unions:
• Communications Workers of America
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers

• All Telecommunications Programs
• Diploma Programs in Telecommunications