Telephone Operators

Top 3 telephone operators Jobs

Telephone Operator/receptionist - 2182305-0-CA-82287 - Sunnyvale School District - School Sites And District Office, California
A telephone operators main jobs are to answer client inbound calls and emails, answer frequently asked questions about our clients, and dispatch messages. Your voice is the first impression our ...
Telephone Operator - Seattle Children''s - Seattle, WA
Requirements Required Education/Experience: - High School graduate or equivalent. - Basic computer skills. - Previous experience answering high volume telephone lines. - Previous work or volunteer ...
2nd Shift and Weekend Operators - Answer All Telephone Answering Service - West Palm Beach, FL
Telephone Operators 2nd shift & weekend operators with friendly upbeat personality to work at a mainly medical answering service. Typing and spelling a must. Contact Stacey/ Mitch at 561-842-3310 ...

What Telephone operators Do

Provide information by accessing alphabetical, geographical, or other directories. Assist customers with special billing requests, such as charges to a third party and credits or refunds for incorrectly dialed numbers or bad connections. May handle emergency calls and assist children or people with physical disabilities to make telephone calls.

Telephone operator Salaries

2014 employment: 13,100
May 2015 median annual wage: $35,880

Job Outlook for Telephone operators

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

Number of new jobs: -5,500
Growth rate: -42 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Telephone 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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