Compare A Field Radio Technician ↔ B Network Systems Administrator

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2 moves · +$23,330 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.
Move 2, to Network Systems Administrator: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Field Radio Technician to Low-Voltage Technician -$18,540 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.94.
- Gates: license not checked yet.
- Skills to build: Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Low-Voltage Technician to Network Systems Administrator +$41,870 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Network and Computer Systems Administrators as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Network and Computer Systems Administrators: Texas median $101,240, $23,330 more a year than all Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers ($77,910), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Network Systems Administrator 40%, Field Radio Technician 39%.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$77,910+$23,330$101,240

Gates on the route: Low-Voltage Technician: license not checked yet.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +17.3% Texas, 80 openings a year

B +6.3% Texas, 1,880 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

39%+1 pts40%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.6 / 5-0.91.7 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.96Outdoors, all weather: A 3.56, B 1.6
Hazardous equipment-1.58Hazardous equipment: A 2.75, B 1.17
Very hot or cold-1.55Very hot or cold: A 3.05, B 1.5
High places-1.49High places: A 3.09, B 1.6
Protective gear-1.30Protective gear: A 2.5, B 1.2

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 30% do).

License

A No TDLR electrician license for telecom providers' communications equipment (1305.003(a)(4)). FCC radio operator licenses were not checked: fcc.gov answered HTTP 403 on 2026-10-03.

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 31%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 43%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Speaking
Time Management
Active Learning
Equipment Maintenance
Operation and Control
Repairing

To build: 6

Operations Analysis +1.75
Programming +1.50
Systems Evaluation +1.12
Judgment and Decision Making +1.00
Systems Analysis +1.00
Troubleshooting +1.00

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