Will “Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job 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.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-2021.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 53,620.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
• Currently, there are 14,120 people on this job

Also Known As…

• Tower Technician
• Tower Hand
• Tower Climber
• Radio Technician
• Installer
• Installation Technician (Installation Tech)
• Field Service Technician
• Communications Tower Technician
• Avionics Technician
• Avionics Repair Technician
• Wireless Cellular Technician
• Two-Way Radio Technician
• Two-Way Radio Installer
• Tower Equipment Repairer
• Tower Equipment Installer
• Telecommunications Tower Construction Lead
• Telecommunications Tower Construction Foreman (TTCF)
• Telecommunications Tower Antenna and Line Lead (TTALL)
• Telecommunications Tower Antenna and Line Foreman (TTALF)
• Telecommunication Tower Technician
• Radio Tower Technician
• Radio Repairer
• Radio Mechanic
• Radio Maintainer
• Radio Frequency Technician
• Radio Equipment Repairer
• Radio Equipment Installer
• Microwave Radio Technician
• Land Mobile Radio Technician
• Communications Tower Climber
• Certified Tower Climber
• Cellular Tower Climber
• Cellular Equipment Repairer
• Cellular Equipment Installer
• Cell Tower Climber

Tasks for “Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers”

• Perform maintenance or repair work on existing tower equipment, using hand or power tools.
• Transport equipment to work sites, using utility trucks and equipment trailers.
• Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves.
• Take site survey photos or photos of work performed, using digital cameras.
• Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
• Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed.
• Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software.
• Climb towers to access components, using safety equipment, such as full-body harnesses.
• Check antenna positioning to ensure specified azimuths or mechanical tilts and adjust as necessary.
• 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.
• Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems.
• Install or repair tower lighting components, including strobes, beacons, or lighting controllers.
• Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done.
• Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).
• Assemble or erect communications towers, using construction or rigging equipment.
• Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software.
• Lift equipment into position, using cranes and rigging tools or equipment such as gin poles.
• Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables.
• Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software.

Related Technology & Tools

• Radio frequency RF monitors
• Antenna analyzers
• Groove-joint pliers
• Vise grip pliers
• Chain saws
• Digital cameras
• Concrete mixers
• Equipment trailers
• Phone outlet testers
• Magnetic pickup tools
• Double end socket can wrenches
• Frequency meters
• Hex key sets
• L-wrench sets
• Hacksaws
• Digital oscilloscopes
• Electric manlifts
• Safety lanyards
• Cable cutters
• Ball peen hammers
• Rigging equipment
• Electricians' scissors
• Directional compasses
• Wire wrap guns
• Circuit analyzers
• Full body harnesses
• All-purpose snips
• Claw hammers
• Safety glasses
• Scalar network analyzers
• Curved tweezers
• Cable winches
• Sweep testing tools
• Measuring tapes
• Extension ladders
• Electric soldering irons
• Hand reamers
• Alignment tools
• Electricians' knives
• Insulated wire cutters
• Phillips head screwdrivers
• Modulation meters
• Vector network analyzers
• Receptacle testers
• Round cable cutters
• Multifunction digital multimeters
• Gin poles
• Return loss measuring equipment
• Heavy duty longnose pliers
• Probe pick spudgers
• Double ended screwdrivers
• Distortion meters
• Desolder pumps
• Digital spectrum analyzers
• Antenna socket sets
• Screw starters
• Long nose electrical pliers
• Wire strippers
• Wire crimpers
• Plumb lines
• Spring-loaded side cutters
• Digital ammeters
• Straight screwdrivers
• Locking jaw pliers
• Guy wire tension gauges
• Digital ohmmeters
• Frequency counters
• Nibbling tools
• Coaxial cable testers
• Ignition pliers
• Cable locators
• Insulated nutdrivers
• Lifting slings
• Inspection mirrors
• In-line modular adapters
• Single-cut mill saw files
• Signal probe kits
• Punchdown tools
• Forklifts
• Voltmeters
• Safety goggles
• Utility trucks
• Backhoes
• Bucket trucks
• Hydraulic cranes
• Wattmeters
• Insulated pliers
• Fall arrest systems
• Concrete pumpers
• Coaxial cable stripping tools
• Trimming potentiometers
• Power drillls
• Butane soldering irons
• Diagonal cutting pliers
• Directional radio frequency RF power meters
• Slip joint pliers
• Component test sets

• Location mapping software
• Caliper Maptitude
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Project
• Zoho WebNMS Cell Tower Manager
• Microsoft Excel
• AERONET calculator
• Maintenance documentation software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Sweep analysis software