U.S. telecommunications industry employees by occupation

April 22, 2024

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In 2022, the industry with the highest amount of telecommunication workers was in telecommunications equipment installers and repairs, except line installers, with approximately 105,000 employees.

Numbers of employees working in telecommunications in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by occupation

Occupation	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	Customer service representatives	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	Electronics engineers, except computer	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	Telephone operators
2015	151,660	92,000	54,590	24,860	12,490	2,120
2016	154,800	84,920	50,560	24,290	11,470	2,190
2017	160,350	81,220	56,400	24,320	11,100	1,880
2018	158,750	70,760	67,640	24,040	10,040	1,460
2019	138,980	65,060	71,950	23,010	10,200	790
2020	127,360	–	–	–	–	–
2021	115,990	50,790	61,220	19,950	9,740	550
2022	105,440	50,030	66,790	19,830	9,520	380

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 1, 2023). Numbers of employees working in telecommunications in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199957/numbers-of-employees-by-occupation-in-telecommunications-in-the-us/

Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Numbers of employees working in telecommunications in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by occupation.” Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199957/numbers-of-employees-by-occupation-in-telecommunications-in-the-us/

Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Numbers of employees working in telecommunications in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199957/numbers-of-employees-by-occupation-in-telecommunications-in-the-us/

Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Numbers of Employees Working in Telecommunications in The U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by Occupation.” Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199957/numbers-of-employees-by-occupation-in-telecommunications-in-the-us/

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Numbers of employees working in telecommunications in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199957/numbers-of-employees-by-occupation-in-telecommunications-in-the-us/ (last visited April 22, 2024)

Numbers of employees working in telecommunications in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199957/numbers-of-employees-by-occupation-in-telecommunications-in-the-us/

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