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Radio, Cellular, & Tower Equipment Installers & Repairers

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.

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Key Tasks

  • Climb towers to access components, using safety equipment, such as full-body harnesses.
  • 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.
  • Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves.
  • Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed.
  • Lift equipment into position, using cranes and rigging tools or equipment, such as gin poles.
  • Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems.
  • Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
  • Perform maintenance or repair work on existing tower equipment, using hand or power tools.
  • Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software.
  • Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software.
  • Check antenna positioning to ensure specified azimuths or mechanical tilts and adjust as necessary.
  • Install or repair tower lighting components, including strobes, beacons, or lighting controllers.
  • Transport equipment to work sites, using utility trucks and equipment trailers.
  • Take site survey photos or photos of work performed, using digital cameras.
  • Examine malfunctioning radio equipment to locate defects such as loose connections, broken wires, or burned-out components, using schematic diagrams and test equipment.
  • Install, adjust, and repair stationary and mobile radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communication systems.
  • Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.
  • Test batteries, using hydrometers and ammeters, and charge batteries as necessary.
  • Test emergency transmitters to ensure their readiness for immediate use.
  • Repair circuits, wiring, and soldering, using soldering irons and hand tools to install parts and adjust connections.
  • Use drone technology to inspect towers and antennas for damage or maintenance needs.
  • Monitor radio range stations to detect transmission flaws and adjust controls to eliminate flaws.
  • Mount equipment on transmission towers and in vehicles such as ships or ambulances.
  • Test equipment functions such as signal strength and quality, transmission capacity, interference, and signal delay, using equipment such as oscilloscopes, circuit analyzers, frequency meters, and wattmeters.
  • Calibrate and align components, using scales, gauges, and other measuring instruments.
  • Turn setscrews to adjust receivers for maximum sensitivity and transmitters for maximum output.
  • Insert plugs into receptacles and bolt or screw leads to terminals to connect equipment to power sources, using hand tools.

Skills

Repairing
63%
Installation
60%
Equipment Maintenance
60%
Reading Comprehension
56%
Speaking
56%
Active Listening
56%
Critical Thinking
56%
Time Management
53%
Operations Monitoring
53%
Monitoring
53%
Quality Control Analysis
53%
Coordination
50%
Troubleshooting
50%
Systems Analysis
50%
Active Learning
50%
Social Perceptiveness
50%
Writing
50%
Complex Problem Solving
50%
Judgment and Decision Making
50%
Operation and Control
47%
Equipment Selection
47%
Systems Evaluation
47%
Mathematics
44%
Instructing
44%
Persuasion
41%
Learning Strategies
41%
Service Orientation
38%
Negotiation
35%
Management of Personnel Resources
35%
Programming
25%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Management of Financial Resources
22%
Technology Design
22%
Science
19%
Operations Analysis
6%

Knowledge

Computers and Electronics
77%
Telecommunications
73%
Customer and Personal Service
72%
Mechanical
59%
Administration and Management
57%
English Language
55%
Engineering and Technology
55%
Public Safety and Security
54%
Communications and Media
51%
Mathematics
51%
Education and Training
48%
Administrative
45%
Economics and Accounting
38%
Production and Processing
38%
Building and Construction
38%
Personnel and Human Resources
37%
Design
37%
Physics
35%
Geography
33%
Sales and Marketing
32%
Transportation
32%
Law and Government
25%
Psychology
18%
Chemistry
15%
Medicine and Dentistry
14%
Philosophy and Theology
10%
Sociology and Anthropology
8%
History and Archeology
8%
Biology
8%
Therapy and Counseling
8%
Foreign Language
7%
Fine Arts
3%
Food Production
2%

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity
72%
Near Vision
72%
Deductive Reasoning
60%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
60%
Information Ordering
60%
Speech Recognition
56%
Finger Dexterity
56%
Oral Comprehension
56%
Manual Dexterity
56%
Extent Flexibility
53%
Category Flexibility
53%
Oral Expression
53%
Inductive Reasoning
53%
Speech Clarity
53%
Written Comprehension
53%
Control Precision
53%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Far Vision
50%
Selective Attention
50%
Visualization
50%
Written Expression
50%
Fluency of Ideas
47%
Static Strength
47%
Multilimb Coordination
47%
Trunk Strength
47%
Memorization
47%
Visual Color Discrimination
47%
Mathematical Reasoning
44%
Flexibility of Closure
44%
Gross Body Equilibrium
44%
Auditory Attention
41%
Depth Perception
41%
Hearing Sensitivity
38%
Time Sharing
38%
Wrist-Finger Speed
38%
Number Facility
35%
Reaction Time
35%
Speed of Closure
35%
Response Orientation
35%
Originality
35%
Gross Body Coordination
35%
Spatial Orientation
31%
Stamina
28%
Explosive Strength
28%
Dynamic Strength
28%
Rate Control
28%
Sound Localization
25%
Night Vision
25%
Peripheral Vision
25%
Glare Sensitivity
25%
Speed of Limb Movement
19%
Dynamic Flexibility
19%

Work Activities

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
90%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
87%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
87%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
86%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
84%
Getting Information
81%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
80%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
80%
Processing Information
79%
Handling and Moving Objects
78%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
78%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
78%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
77%
Performing General Physical Activities
76%
Working with Computers
75%
Documenting/Recording Information
74%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
72%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
72%
Thinking Creatively
70%
Scheduling Work and Activities
68%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
67%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
65%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
65%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
64%
Training and Teaching Others
63%
Controlling Machines and Processes
60%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
60%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
60%
Analyzing Data or Information
59%
Coaching and Developing Others
56%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
56%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
56%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
55%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
54%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
54%
Performing Administrative Activities
54%
Developing and Building Teams
52%
Selling or Influencing Others
46%
Assisting and Caring for Others
46%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
37%
Staffing Organizational Units
28%

Work Context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

94%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

82%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

82%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

81%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

81%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

81%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

78%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

72%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

71%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

70%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

69%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

68%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

67%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

67%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

67%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

65%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

64%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

63%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

63%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

62%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

62%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

60%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

60%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

57%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

52%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

51%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

50%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

49%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

47%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

45%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

45%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

45%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

44%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

44%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

44%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

41%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

41%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

41%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

38%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

34%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

33%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

33%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

32%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

31%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

30%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

29%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

27%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

23%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

20%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

19%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

14%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

12%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

12%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

12%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

12%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

7%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

5%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

31%

Post-secondary certificate

22%

Some college, no degree

18%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

95

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

59

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

41

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

6

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

6

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

1

Work Styles

Dependability
88%
Attention to Detail
79%
Cautiousness
72%
Perseverance
59%
Integrity
52%
Adaptability
45%
Stress Tolerance
45%
Achievement Orientation
43%
Self-Confidence
40%
Self-Control
38%
Intellectual Curiosity
31%
Cooperation
29%
Initiative
25%
Innovation
19%
Optimism
5%
Sincerity
5%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
2%

Work Values

Achievement
56%
Support
56%
Working Conditions
47%
Independence
33%
Relationships
33%
Recognition
28%

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