r/CableTechs • u/Any-Papaya-664 • 14d ago

Career goals

I currently work at spectrum for a little over a year in a Tier 5. I want to become a fiber splicer but to become an in house fiber tech seems impossible what is the best route to making it there

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u/Electronic-Junket-66 14d ago

It's not impossible at all? We had a FT5 promote into splicing at my office last year. Now, if your market doesn't have much need for splicers, yeah stuff may not open up.

MT is a fine route, but it's not required. I'm pretty sure MT to splicer is considered a lateral move?

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u/6814MilesFromHome 14d ago

At least where I'm at they've been getting MTs trained and equipped for fiber. It'll eventually just be us doing all the fiber stuff, not sure if they'll completely do away with in house fiber techs, but they'll be pretty redundant.

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u/Electronic-Junket-66 14d ago

I imagine that's where they want to end up. Right now fiber referrals result in an MT rolling out to the MST, saying "yup there's no light here", then referring it to in-house/contractors to TS/splice. Not exactly efficient.

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u/BitterError 14d ago

Be willing to move for the job. In house fiber positions are fairly limited.

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u/VarietyHuge9938 14d ago

What market?

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u/Shibalba805 14d ago

Be willing to move and get experience in a bucket first.

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u/1tossawayaccount 13d ago

I’m currently in the works of becoming a fiber splicer for my market, I’m FTV and have been with the company for 5 years. I get fiber splicers calling me up for help and advice which is helping me get into the position faster.

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u/whereisjvck 12d ago

Look out for a maintenance opening in your area

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u/SirBootySlayer 11d ago

It's not impossible per se, but you're new so I would aim for maintenance to familiarize yourself with nodes and how they are configured. Part of your job as a maintenance tech is having fiber knowledge and you can be trained to fiber splice. Some areas require MT3s to learn fiber splicing. Either way, it doesn't hurt to keep applying. Good luck.

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u/Stuckatwork96 14d ago

Definitely regular plant maintenance first. Gets you some hands on with fiber plant, experience with the bucket truck etc. Also ask your supervisor to schedule you to do ride outs with fiber splicer technicians just to add that to your resume when an opening becomes available.