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Communication Operators

Job holders in this unit group operate telecommunications equipment to transmit and receive signals and messages.

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About this Career

£15,999

Median salary

New workers start around £7,727.64. Normal pay is £15,999 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £25,577.43.

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Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.

Daily Tasks

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

Skills Employers Are Looking For

The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.

Skills

Job postings

Active Listening
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Monitoring
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Critical Thinking
74
Speaking
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Active Learning
69
Reading Comprehension
66
Learning Strategies
65
Writing
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Mathematics
54
Science
37

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Truro College
College Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3XX

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