Switchboard Operators (Including Answering Service)

Top 3 switchboard operators Jobs

HOTEL FRONT DESK - Town Pump - Miles City, MT
Acts as switchboard operator. Job Specifications (Qualifications) EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree
COMFORT INN HOTEL FRONT DESK - Town Pump - Shelby, MT
Acts as switchboard operator. Job Specifications (Qualifications) EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree
Maintenance/Electrician - Regal Beloit - United States
Plan and perform jobs of installing and maintaining a variety of electrical equipment such as control panels, switchboards, junction boxes, switches

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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