Low-Voltage Installer

A day in the life

You roll out in a uniformed, branded van with a route built from drive-time data. Most days are 2–4 stops in the North Shore + Northwest Suburbs corridor.

You'll:

• Run CAT6 and terminate to keystones, patch panels, or RJ45.
• Install and configure UniFi networks (router + switch + APs + cameras).
• Pull and connect PoE cameras, NVRs, doorbells, and smart locks.
• Diagnose Wi-Fi problems with a real signal analyzer (NetSpot/Ekahau).
• Set up Home Assistant on a mini PC for residential automation.
• Walk customers through what you did in plain English and leave a written work order.
• Update the tech portal with photos, notes, and credential references.

You will own

• The "done right" reputation on every install.
• Customer trust at the doorway.
• A clean network rack at the end of the day.
• A short, accurate visit report the customer can read in 60 seconds.

Must-haves

• 2+ years pulling and terminating low-voltage cable.
• Comfortable on a ladder, in a crawlspace, and in a dropped ceiling.
• Strong residential customer-service instinct (uniformed, on time, leave it cleaner than you found it).
• Smartphone fluency for our tech portal.
• Reliable transportation; valid IL driver's license.

Nice-to-haves

• CEDIA ESC-T or ESC-D.
• NICET Level I/II in Audio/Video.
• UniFi or TP-Link Omada hands-on experience.
• Home Assistant familiarity.
• Spanish.

What you'll get

• Real benefits (health via ICHRA, 401(k), PTO).
• Real pay-range transparency (per IL Equal Pay Act 2025).
• Tools, vehicle, uniforms, training.
• A real career path: senior installer → lead → ops → metro launch.