{"id":17664,"date":"2023-09-19T11:35:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/?p=17664"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T20:09:45","slug":"skilled-cabling-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/skilled-cabling-work","title":{"rendered":"What skilled cabling \/ infrastructure work can I bring to Field Nation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabling serves as the foundation for IT infrastructure. And due to the explosion of connected devices and an increasing need for bandwidth, cabling continues to be one of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/strong-demand-cabling-services\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fastest-growing work categories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Field Nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/skilled-cabling-webinar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent poll<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by Field Nation, an overwhelming 95% of respondents recognized the growth potential in this category, reporting a strong demand for projects such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail equipment installations, including cash wraps and point-of-sale systems, plus cabling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network and wireless equipment installations plus cabling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copper or fiber structured cabling for retail stores, large warehouses, and distribution centers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The downside to this growing demand is that there\u2019s too much work and not enough workers. In another poll conducted by Field Nation, respondents identified the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/cabling-talent-shortage\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ongoing talent shortage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the top issue inhibiting their growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies we\u2019re talking with tell us their third parties are struggling to find skilled cabling techs, creating delays and missed deadlines. These same companies are also telling us that even with a looming recession, projects are still happening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Experienced cabling techs are coming to marketplaces like Field Nation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While skilled cabling talent is in short supply industry-wide, there&#8217;s good news for service leaders: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/more-high-quality-it-field-service-professionals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workers are leaving full-time employment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and choosing the flexibility and autonomy of independent contracting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over half of technicians on the Field Nation marketplace have 15+ years of IT field service experience in types of work, including cabling. In fact, the number of skilled cabling techs on Field Nation has increased 354% since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing that skilled cabling techs are in high demand, we\u2019ve made it easier than ever for companies like yours to bring your projects and rollouts to Field Nation with complete confidence the work will be completed successfully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What kinds of skilled cabling work can companies bring to Field Nation?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Advanced low-voltage cabling work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Site remodels<\/li>\n<li>Demarcation extensions<\/li>\n<li>Cable certifications<\/li>\n<li>Multi-skill cabling jobs (e.g. combination of running, terminating, testing, and\/or certifying)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Network equipment installation + cabling work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Retail store network refreshes<\/li>\n<li>Network equipment rack &amp; stack<\/li>\n<li>Switch installations<\/li>\n<li>Intra-room cabling<\/li>\n<li>Office building demarcation extensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wireless equipment installation + cabling work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Retail store wireless access point (WAP) refreshes<\/li>\n<li>Wireless access point installations<\/li>\n<li>Cabling to wireless routers<\/li>\n<li>Office building WAP relocations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Point-of-sale (POS) installation + cabling work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Retail store multi-lane receipt printer upgrades<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Quick-serve restaurant (QSR) POS work<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Grocery store, QSR and retail self-checkout (SCO) installations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Structured cabling work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New construction, retrofit, and build remodel cabling<\/li>\n<li>Inter-room and intra-floor cabling in large buildings or campuses<\/li>\n<li>Installation of fiber and copper cabling<\/li>\n<li>Patch cable management in the horizontal distribution area (HDA), intermediate distribution area (IDA), main distribution area (MDA), zone distribution area (ZDA), network closet, or telecommunications closet<\/li>\n<li>Troubleshooting and testing and\/or replacing bad circuits in the backbone, vertical, or horizontal cabling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cabling site survey work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documenting current patch panel port assignments<\/li>\n<li>Mapping legacy cables and identifying spaces or routes for new runs<\/li>\n<li>Photographing existing equipment positioning and cable ports with and without terminations<\/li>\n<li>Identifying rack space availability for new equipment and confirming space for cable management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fiber cabling work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Fiber cable pulling<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Fiber troubleshooting and testing<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Fiber splicing<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Fiber patch cable management<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Demarcation extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabling serves as the foundation for IT infrastructure. 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