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Communication Operators

Overview

£24,588 Entry Level Salary

£34,051 Average Salary

£52,458 Potential Salary

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.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 5%
Level 1 5%
Level 2 25%
Level 3 24%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 8%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 22%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 9%
Level 8 (Doctorate) 2%

3 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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