Switchboard Operators (Including Answering Service)

Top 3 switchboard operators Jobs

Customer Service - switchboard operator - Sodexo - Lakewood, CO
Receives and relays messages. • May operate a paging
TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR - UMass Memorial Health Care - Worcester, MA
Our health care system includes four hospitals: • UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester) • UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital
Switchboard Operator - Breakforth Solutions Inc - Washington, DC
Please review the requirements and apply today! Qualifications: • Position requires a minimum of a High School Diploma (or GED) and a minimum of

What Switchboard operators Do

Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages.

Switchboard operator Salaries

2014 employment: 112,400
May 2015 median annual wage: $27,440

Job Outlook for Switchboard operators

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

Number of new jobs: -37,000
Growth rate: -33 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Switchboard operator

Education and training:

Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience in a related occupation: None
Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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