SSOC 2024 unit
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Verified · 21 Mar 202474223
Telecommunications lineman
Telecommunications lineman installs and repairs overhead, underground and submarine wires and cables for telephone and telecommunications transmission, attaching terminal boxes, repeaters and other specialised equipment to poles. He/she installs auxiliary equipment such as terminal boxes and repeaters and makes connections to complete underground telephone and telecommunications cable systems.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Telecommunications lineman installs and repairs overhead, underground and submarine wires and cables for telephone and telecommunications transmission, attaching terminal boxes, repeaters and other specialised equipment to poles. He/she installs auxiliary equipment such as terminal boxes and repeaters and makes connections to complete underground telephone and telecommunications cable systems.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Overhead wireman (telephone and telegraph) • Telephone and telegraph cable jointer • Telephone and telegraph cableman
Elsewhere
• Telecommunications technician, see 35220
Hierarchy context
Correspondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 74223 — Telecommunications lineman
ISCO-08
- 7422 — Information and communications technology installers and servicers
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.