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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Career

For the Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, the average hourly wage is $19.24 and the average annual wage is $40,020. Understand required skills and ability for the career and find right career colleges for it.
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service career

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

The main tasks and work activities of Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service are to operate communications equipment or systems, answer telephones to direct calls or provide information, relay information between personnel, monitor alarm systems. In general, for the Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, speaking, active Listening, social Perceptiveness, reading Comprehension and other 3 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service occupations usually require a high school diploma. 58.66% of Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 0.50% of Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
4.03%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
58.66%
Post-Secondary Certificate
0.50%
Some College Courses
24.06%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
6.45%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
6.30%