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Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Manufacturing · Maintenance, Installation & Repair

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 49-2021.00

Pay and outlook shown for

$79,340
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$32k10th$79kMedian$103k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $32,220, 25th $48,670, Median $79,340, 75th $95,200, 90th $103,300

New workers start near $32,220; experienced workers reach $103,300. About 50 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Employment change
+9%
nationwide
Openings a year
1,200
nationwide, from growth and people leaving
Employed in 2024
11,700
nationwide

Typical entry education: Associate's degree · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Repairing3.4
  2. Installation3.9
  3. Equipment Maintenance2.9
  4. Reading Comprehension3.1
  5. Active Listening3.1
  6. Critical Thinking3.1
  7. Speaking3.0
  8. Quality Control Analysis3.6

What the work is

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.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less35%
  2. Certificate22%
  3. Some college18%
  4. Associate degree16%
  5. Bachelor's degree10%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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