Telephone Operators

Top 3 Telephone Operator Jobs

RN, Registered Nurse - Operating Room (Alamogordo) - Christus Health - Alamogordo, NM
Answers telephone as assigned, route calls or takes messages appropriately. * Supports the Mission and Philosophy of the hospital and the Department. Demonstrates an understanding and application of ...
Machine Operator - Edgestone Staffing - Dracut, MA
Machine Operator -Job summary 1st Shift 7:00 am-3:30 This position is responsible for preparing finished product to be unloaded from the Casting Line by means of the Windup Station. Summary of ...
Machine Operator - (WAUK) - Accurate Personnel Services - Somers, WI
MACHINE OPERATOR IN SOMERS, WI Accurate Personnel is hiring immediately for a Machine Operator to join our client in Somers, WI. This individual will be responsible for operating production equipment ...

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

2020 employment: 4,800
May 2021 median annual wage: $37,630

Job Outlook for Telephone operators

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

Number of new jobs: -1,200
Growth rate: -25 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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