Description
Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
- Investigative
Work Values
- Achievement
- Support
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Initiative
Tasks
- Inspect completed work to ensure all hardware is tight, antennas are level, hangers are properly fastened, proper support is in place, or adequate weather proofing has been installed.
- Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables.
- Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software.
- Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).
- Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Presentation software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Facilities management software
- Geographic information system
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Deductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
Skills
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Installation
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
Knowledge
- Computers and Electronics
- Telecommunications
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mechanical
- Administration and Management
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
GMDSS Radio Operator/Maintainer LicenseCertifying Organization
Federal Communications Commission
Type
Product/Equipment
Certificate name
Marine Radio Operator PermitCertifying Organization
Federal Communications Commission
Type
Product/Equipment
Certificate name
Telecommunications Tower Technician 1Certifying Organization
National Wireless Safety Alliance
Type
Core
Certificate name
General Radiotelephone Operator LicenseCertifying Organization
Federal Communications Commission
Type
Product/Equipment
Certificate name
Antenna and Line SpecialtyCertifying Organization
National Wireless Safety Alliance
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $57,977 |
| Median (50%) | $65,710 |
| High (90%) | $80,399 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $65,302 |
| Mid Level | $75,834 |
| Senior Level | $80,220 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 12,000 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 12,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 7%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 7%
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