Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer resume
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Also called field radio technician, land mobile radio technician, microwave radio technician and mobile radio technician.
$63,520
Median pay a year
11,140
People do this work
6
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Inspecting telecommunications equipment
Connecting electrical components
Adjusting equipment
Testing communications equipment
Climbing equipment or structures
Installing systems
Repairing electrical components
Reading work orders or descriptions
Interpreting blueprints
Gathering work condition information
Inspecting completed work
Inspecting safety equipment
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Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer
Summary
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer installing and maintaining radio transmitting and receiving equipment, testing network coverage, and ensuring secure and weatherproof installations on communication towers
Experience
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Installed and repaired antennas and auxiliary equipment on communication towers to transmit and receive radio waves
Tested operation of tower transmission components using sweep testing tools and software
Inspected completed work to ensure hardware was secure and weatherproofing was adequate
Ran power, ground, and coaxial cables to connect transmission equipment
Read work orders and blueprints to determine installation and repair tasks
Climbed towers using safety equipment to access and maintain transmission components
Completed reports on project status and work details using computer software
Connecting electrical components, Adjusting equipment, Climbing equipment or structures, Installing systems
Core Skills
Reading work orders or descriptions, Interpreting blueprints, Gathering work condition information, Driver's license, Repairing electrical components
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Inspected completed work for hardware tightnessRan power, ground, and coaxial cablesTested tower transmission components operationInstalled transmission equipment components as neededRead work orders and blueprints for tasksReplaced existing antennas with new ones
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Inspected completed work to ensure hardware tightness and proper installation of components
Tested operation of tower transmission components to verify functionality and performance
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Inspected completed work to ensure hardware tightness and proper installation of components, reducing the need for rework on installations
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Reduced the need for rework on installationsIncreased safety for future operationsEnsured reliable performance of equipment
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Tested operation of tower transmission components to verify functionality and performance
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Improved signal quality for usersMinimized downtime during operationsEnhanced overall system reliability
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The work itself
What a Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$50,580
Median
$63,520
75th percentile
$82,370
About 11,140 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$76,440
$79,050
$99,830
AZ
$61,820
$95,040
$105,240
CA
$57,290
$62,840
$79,850
CO
$47,130
$56,110
$63,270
CT
$83,180
$100,890
$100,890
DE
$51,770
$60,740
$67,950
FL
$54,060
$60,140
$78,080
GA
$58,640
$62,010
$79,170
HI
$53,170
$65,970
$103,990
IA
$43,910
$50,760
$62,830
ID
$85,850
$107,250
$112,770
IL
$48,880
$61,110
$62,950
IN
$50,740
$60,840
$74,880
KS
$45,190
$58,010
$77,370
KY
$44,460
$49,840
$63,980
MA
$58,280
$60,890
$74,080
MD
$79,110
$100,800
$117,380
ME
$47,840
$51,970
$65,210
MI
$50,650
$64,130
$69,240
MN
$74,240
$76,960
$86,470
MO
$45,170
$52,450
$76,590
MS
$45,870
$47,960
$59,760
MT
$41,600
$47,000
$48,280
NC
$38,520
$47,040
$61,090
NE
$49,530
$52,410
$56,870
NH
$59,770
$62,450
$76,260
NJ
$64,490
$75,930
$101,290
NM
$52,970
$65,110
$88,780
NV
$52,450
$79,380
$92,700
NY
$58,130
$81,070
$114,560
OH
$46,800
$72,160
$105,230
OK
$51,540
$55,880
$61,520
OR
$48,880
$61,020
$77,210
PA
$62,440
$103,010
$105,240
PR
$22,780
$26,640
$35,330
SC
$66,300
$78,250
$78,440
SD
$54,230
$63,620
$73,290
TN
$47,840
$49,140
$53,090
TX
$48,790
$77,910
$95,630
VA
$58,750
$67,790
$76,440
VT
$51,690
$59,290
$62,450
WA
$62,070
$79,020
$95,640
WI
$50,450
$57,740
$72,320
WV
$47,580
$62,170
$103,370
Other names
Other names for this job
field radio technician, land mobile radio technician, microwave radio technician, mobile radio technician, radio adjuster, radio cellular and tower equipment installers and repairers, radio communications tech, radio communications technician, radio electrician, radio equipment installer, radio equipment repairer, radio frequency technician.
More names for this work
radio frequency test technician, radio machinist, radio maintainer, radio mechanic, radio repairer, radio repairman, radio rigger, radio service programmer, radio tech, radio technician, radio tester, radio tower tech, radio tower technician, two way radio installer, two way radio tech, two way radio technician, voice and radio tech, voice and radio technician, avionics repair tech, avionics repair technician, broadcasting equipment mechanic, cell equipment installer, cell equipment repairer, cell tower climber, cell tower tech, cell tower technician, cellular equipment installer, cellular equipment repairer, cellular tower climber, certified tower climber, communications security repairer, communications systems technician, communications technician, communications tower climber, electronic equipment repairer, fiber optic technician, field service tech, field service technician, field tech, field technician, installation tech, installation technician, installer, maintenance and condition assessment foreman, mobile technician, rf tech, rf test tech, small cell technician.
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Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installer and Repairer
Already yours: Inspecting telecommunications equipment, Connecting electrical components, Reading work orders or descriptions
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Median pay
$63,520 a year
What you have not done yet. Adjusting equipment, Testing communications equipment, Climbing equipment or structures
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Already yours: Reading work orders or descriptions, Interpreting blueprints
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What you have not done yet. Inspecting vehicle components, Cleaning equipment, Repairing mechanical parts
This page is about the occupation Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.