{"id":41562,"date":"2023-06-16T19:12:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T23:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/?p=41562"},"modified":"2023-06-16T19:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T23:17:54","slug":"opportunities-abound-for-rural-telecom-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/2023\/06\/opportunities-abound-for-rural-telecom-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunities Abound for Rural Telecom Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compared with when the organizations first started, many telecom job titles and position requirements look different today, but the opportunity for a lifelong and fulfilling career remains the same.<\/p>\n<p>Rural telecom providers regularly provide high-paying jobs in a variety of fields \u2014 from computer networking to line work and marketing positions. Dozens of career paths are available without having to leave small-town life.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the ample opportunities available with an industry that\u2019s facing a significant portion of its workforce nearing retirement age, and there is a bright future for young individuals in rural telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing this opportunity, the Foundation for Rural Service, the philanthropic arm of NTCA\u2013The Rural Broadband Association, has published \u201cGuide to Careers in Rural Telecommunications,\u201d a booklet that highlights the types of jobs available at rural telecom companies.<\/p>\n<p>The booklet is a resource for employers and prospective employees to plan for the future. It describes the various roles within a telecommunications company and the education required.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGuide to Careers in Rural Telecommunications\u201d booklet is available online. Printed copies are available by contacting FRS. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation for Rural Service website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compared with when the organizations first started, many telecom job titles and position requirements look different today, but the opportunity for a lifelong and fulfilling career remains the same. Rural telecom providers regularly provide high-paying jobs in a variety of fields \u2014 from computer networking to line work and marketing positions. Dozens of career paths&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":41563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,306],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41564,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41562\/revisions\/41564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}