Telephone Operator

Code: 43-2021.00

Also known as: 411 Directory Assistance Operator, Directory Assistance Operator, Information Specialist, Live Source Operator, Long Distance Operator (LD Operator), Telecommunications Operator, Telephone Operator, Toll Operator

Description: 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

Typical wages


10% $25,000
25% $29,430
Median $37,710
75% $48,700
90% $58,410
10% $12.02
25% $14.15
Median $18.13
75% $23.41
90% $28.08

Projected employment

Estimated Employment
(2019 year)
5,000
Projected Employment
(2029 year)
3,600
Percent Change +0 %
Projected Annual Job Openings 400