Telephone Operators

This post summarizes key statistics on Telephone Operators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 20,647
25 25,929
30 33,108
35 30,898
40 37,922
45 43,216
50 34,023
55 41,054
60 35,653
65 30,898


Hours Worked Share
0-20 10.80
20-39 18.70
39-41 63.40
41-50 4.50
50-60 1.70
More than 60 1.00

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Telephone Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
17.30 36,047 Hospitals
15.00 25,411 Business services, n.e.c.
10.80 41,537 Telephone communications
4.60 51,495 Banking
3.80 25,215 General government, n.e.c.
3.50 36,650 Offices and clinics of physicians
3.40 15,196 Elementary and secondary schools
2.90 47,631 Insurance
2.90 30,251 Health services, n.e.c.
2.80 38,727 Colleges and universities

This table highlights the top industries people working as Telephone Operators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Telephone Operators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Telephone Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Telephone Operators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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