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Structured Cabling Technician job
What a data center structured cabling technician does day to day, the project-based schedule, fiber termination and splicing, BICSI certifications, and how low-voltage apprentices and entry-level candidates get hired.
By Czarina Tabayoyong, Founder, Critical Path Hiring
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The job
A structured cabling technician installs the cabling inside a data center: running and labeling cable, terminating and splicing fiber, and testing what was installed.
A typical day
- Terminate and splice fiber
- Run and label cabling for the project
- Work from the project schedule, including some nights
- Test the cabling that was installed
Location and schedule
Data center projects, Monday to Friday with some nights.
Skills and certifications
Required
- Fiber termination and splicing
Helpful
- BICSI Installer or Technician
- OSHA 10
Routes in
People come in through a low-voltage apprenticeship or start at entry level.
Next roles
This role leads to cabling lead, network technician or rcdd designer.
Pay
Pay varies by market and level, and the current ranges are in our data center salary guide.
Questions
- What is the schedule for a structured cabling technician?
- Project-based, Monday to Friday, with some nights.
- What certifications help a structured cabling technician?
- Fiber termination and splicing are required. BICSI Installer or Technician and OSHA 10 help.
- How do I become a structured cabling technician?
- Through a low-voltage apprenticeship or an entry-level position. Cabling lead, network technician and RCDD designer are the next steps.
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