Here is a compilation of job titles from the Information Gatekeepers survey of the fiber optic job market. 

Typical job title in the area of optical fiber manufacturers:
Fiber optic research engineer
Fiber optic design engineer
Fiber optic environmental test engineer
Fiber optic measurement technician
Fiber optic production technician
Fiber optic environmental test technician
Fiber optic marketing engineer
Fiber optic application engineer
fiber optic sales engineer
 
 
Typical job title in the area of optical fiber cable manufacturers:
fiber optic cable design engineer
fiber optic production engineer
fiber optic test engineer
fiber optic cable technician
fiber optic test and measurement technician
fiber optic marketing specialist
fiber optic sales engineer
fiber optic installation technician
 
 
Typical job title in the area of optical fiber connectors/splicer manufacturers:
fiber optic connector design engineer
fiber optic connector test technician
fiber optic connector production engineer
fiber optic connector production test technician
fiber optic connector sales engineer
fiber optic connector marketing specialist
 
 
Typical job title in the area of optical fiber sources and detectors manufacturers:
fiber optic source researcher
fiber optic source engineer
fiber optic source technician
fiber optic source application engineer
fiber optic source sales engineer
fiber optic source marketing specialist
 
 
Typical job title in the area of optical fiber subsystems manufacturers:
fiber optic design engineer
fiber optic manufacturing engineer
fiber optic test engineer
fiber optic systems applications engineer
fiber optic sales engineer
fiber optic test technician
fiber optic production technician
 
 
Typical job title in the area of optical fiber systems manufacturers:
fiber optic systems designer
fiber optic manufacturing engineer
fiber optic test engineer
fiber optic sales engineer
fiber optic application engineer
fiber optic test technician
fiber optic environmental test engineer
fiber optic environmental test technician
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber system design and integration:
fiber optic systems planner
fiber optic systems designer
fiber optic installer
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic test and measurement technician
fiber optic network operator
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber installer/electrical contractor:
fiber optic installation planner (designer)
fiber optic cost estimator
fiber optic test engineer
fiber optic test technician
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic sales engineer
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber equipment:
fiber optic design engineer
fiber optic test engineer
fiber optic sales engineer
fiber optic test technician
fiber optic production technician
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber in telephone companies:
fiber optic network designer
fiber optic network planner
fiber optic installer
fiber optic test and measurement technician
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic network operator
fiber optic network maintenance technician
fiber optic network manager
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber in CATV companies:
fiber optic network designer
fiber optic network planner
fiber optic installation technician
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic test and measurement technician
fiber optic systems operator
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber in radio and TV:
fiber optic designer
fiber optic installer
fiber optic test and measurement technician
fiber optic maintenance technician
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber in long distance telecommunication companies:
fiber optic systems planner
fiber optic design engineer
fiber optic installation engineer
fiber optic test engineer
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic installation technician
fiber optic network system operator
fiber optic maintenance engineer
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber in competitive access provider (CAPs) companies:
fiber optic network planner
fiber optic network designer
fiber optic installer
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic test and measurement technician
fiber optic network operator
 
 
Typical job titles in the area of optical fiber in power companies:
fiber optic network planner
fiber optic network designer
fiber optic installer
fiber optic splicing technician
fiber optic test and measurements technician
fiber optic network operator
 


 

 
 
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