Communication Operators
Communication operators operate telecoms equipment to transmit and receive signals and messages.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£31528
New workers start around £11753. Normal pay is £31528 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £49304.
Jobs
1263
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do 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
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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                                            Active Listening 
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                                            Monitoring 
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                                            Critical Thinking 
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                                            Speaking 
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                                            Active Learning 
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                                            Reading Comprehension 
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                                            Learning Strategies 
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                                            Writing 
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                                            Mathematics 
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                                            Science 
 
                 
                