Compare A Field Radio Technician ↔ B Network Technician
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1 move · -$11,130 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Network Technician: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).
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Field Radio Technician to Network Technician -$11,130 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).
Side by side
All Computer Network Support Specialists: Texas median $66,780, $11,130 less a year than all Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers ($77,910), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Network Technician 46%, Field Radio Technician 39%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Network Technician hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +17.3% Texas, 80 openings a year
B +12.4% Texas, 920 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
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-2.05Outdoors, all weather: A 3.56, B 1.51
- High places-1.84High places: A 3.09, B 1.25
- Very hot or cold-1.61Very hot or cold: A 3.05, B 1.44
- Protective gear-1.49Protective gear: A 2.5, B 1.01
- Hazardous equipment-1.44Hazardous equipment: A 2.75, B 1.31
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 50%).
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 31%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Speaking
To build: 1
- Critical Thinking +0.50
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