As of June 2026, Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers has an AI-exposure score of 49/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
More exposed than 31% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$63,520. About 1,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Installation & Repair roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (80%).
- Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software.
- Calibrate and align components, using scales, gauges, and other measuring instruments.
- Perform maintenance or repair work on existing tower equipment, using hand or power tools.
- Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
- Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done.
- Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems.
- Check antenna positioning to ensure specified azimuths or mechanical tilts and adjust as necessary.
- Take site survey photos or photos of work performed, using digital cameras.
- Install or repair tower lighting components, including strobes, beacons, or lighting controllers.
- Transport equipment to work sites, using utility trucks and equipment trailers.
- Examine malfunctioning radio equipment to locate defects such as loose connections, broken wires, or burned-out components, using schematic diagrams and test equipment.
- Lift equipment into position, using cranes and rigging tools or equipment, such as gin poles.
- Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed.
- Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).
- Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software.
- Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables.
- Climb towers to access components, using safety equipment, such as full-body harnesses.
- Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves.
- Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software.
- 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.
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