Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (49-2021)

Occupation 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.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 3134 9.70 11
United States 9,90012,800 29.3290 160450

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a22.24n/a 12.6421.1134.36
Alaska 27.1029.9832.86 17.9631.0441.77

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
5520 36.448.6 34.3
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation4
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation0
UI claimants previously working in occupation4
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 34
Number of job position postings 0
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 0.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Associate degree Work experience: None On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust
Telephone Certificate10