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Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$63,520
United States, 2025
Employment
11,140
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 49-2021.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical 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.
- Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed.
- Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
- Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$44,460
25th percentile
$50,580
75th percentile
$82,370
90th percentile
$103,990
Most important skills
- Repairing3.5
- Installation3.4
- Equipment Maintenance3.4
- Critical Thinking3.3
- Active Listening3.3
- Speaking3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.3
- Monitoring3.1
- Time Management3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installation | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Repairing | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Speaking | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.4 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.5 | Not selected | 2.5 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and RepairersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | $107,250 | — | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $105,240 | 70 | 2025 |
| PA | $103,010 | 240 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $100,890 | — | 2025 |
| CT | $100,890 | — | 2025 |
| MD | $100,800 | 370 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $97,970 | 300 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $96,610 | 370 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $95,620 | 130 | 2025 |
| AZ | $95,040 | 100 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $86,580 | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $82,380 | 100 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $81,270 | 150 | 2025 |
| NY | $81,070 | 420 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,880 | 40 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $80,430 | 50 | 2025 |
| NV | $79,380 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $79,340 | 50 | 2025 |
| AK | $79,050 | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | $79,020 | 240 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.