Telephonists

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Average salary

Average annual salary UK | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

4.54%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Communication operators

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 7213

Communication operators operate telecoms equipment to transmit and receive signals and messages.

Common tasks include:

receives messages, weather reports and other material to transmit
tunes transmitter to required channel or wavelength and relays or receives message to/ from person or vehicle
uses a teleprinter or telex keyboard to transmit messages to other teleprinters or telexes
keeps record of messages sent and received
performs routine tests and maintenance on equipment and reports faults
receives and handles incoming calls for emergency services, transmitting to the appropriate services

Qualifications

Academic qualifications may not be required. On-the-job training is provided.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

Employment status: Communication operators

Regional employment: Communication operators

Future employment: Communication operators

Top 12 industries: Communication operators

Alternative & related job titles: Communication operators

Call handler (emergency services) Communications officer Control room operator (emergency services) Controller (taxi service) Emergency medical despatcher Radio operator

Equality focus: Communication operators

Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.