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Trouble Operator (Trouble Op)

Telephone Operators
Description
Handle customer-reported telephone service issues and call completion problems using directories and diagnostic tools to isolate and resolve troubles. Provide busy-line verification/interrupts, emergency assistance, and billing adjustments for failed calls. Coordinate repairs and escalations with network operations while maintaining accurate trouble tickets and records.
Skills
Content
  • • Reading Comprehension
  • • Active Listening
  • • Speaking
Process
  • • Critical Thinking
Social Skills
  • • Social Perceptiveness
  • • Service Orientation
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
  • • Oral Comprehension
  • • Written Comprehension
  • • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
  • • Problem Sensitivity
Attentiveness
  • • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
  • • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
  • • Speech Recognition
  • • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
  • • Administrative
  • • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
  • • Computers and Electronics
Arts and Humanities
  • • English Language
Communications
  • • Telecommunications
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Public Service & Safety View
Source
Tasks & skills: O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge). Learn more
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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