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Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers

NOC 72204. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7245 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 7247 was split between this and other occupations, so its 41 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#153 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

140

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

534

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

143

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$30.50/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

28
2016
23
2017
33
2018
47
2019
13
2020
38
2021
157
2022
53
2023
52
2024
71
2025
19
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $24.00 to $36.10 · 217 postings$30.50
  2. 022025Middle half $22.00 to $35.00 · 337 postings$22.00
  3. 032024Middle half $22.00 to $34.06 · 276 postings$31.00
  4. 042023Middle half $19.00 to $31.81 · 399 postings$24.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Brampton, ON68
  2. 02Mississauga, ON68
  3. 03Markham, ON67
  4. 04Edmonton, AB56
  5. 05Surrey, BC51
  6. 06Halton Hills, ON11
  7. 07Winnipeg, MB10
  8. 08Toronto, ON8

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    WesTower Communications Ltd.7 approved LMIAs
    57
  2. 2
    Canadian Network Installations Ltd10 approved LMIAs
    55
  3. 3
    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs S.A.SApproved before LMIA counts were published
    23
  4. 4
    Scanmar Maritime Services Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    23
  5. 5
    Wesbell Communications Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    21
  6. 6
    DeepOcean 1 UK LimitedApproved before LMIA counts were published
    19
  7. 7
    Azimuth Three Enterprises Inc2 approved LMIAs
    18
  8. 8
    Anet Fiber Tech Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    17
  9. 9
    E-NET SOLUTIONS INC.2 approved LMIAs
    17
  10. 10
    Waveguide CommunicationsApproved before LMIA counts were published
    14

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario74 employers
    252
  2. 2
    British Columbia31 employers
    85
  3. 3
    Alberta11 employers
    70
  4. 4
    Quebec14 employers
    22
  5. 5
    Manitoba5 employers
    10