Telephone Operators

Top 3 telephone operators Jobs

Call Center Representative - multiple openings - Reis - White Plains, NY
You’ll receive extensive product training to ensure your success. On a daily
Real Estate Customer Support Analyst - SoftPro - Phoenix, AZ
This position is located in our Phoenix
Student Loan Collector - Credit Adjustments - Defiance, OH
Department of Education (ED). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Responsible for communicating with borrowers to negotiate repayment of debt

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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