Career
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers
Install and repair radio and cell towers.
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“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.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Repairing, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
2 years of education after high school (associate's degree), for a median of $63,520 a year and 1,000 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0103
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,890 · -3.3%
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,330 · -3.4%
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$52,600 · +4.8%
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,090 · +0.3%
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.