Compare A Telecommunications Systems Engineer ↔ B Field Radio Technician

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1 move · -$55,400 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Telecommunications Systems Engineer to Field Radio Technician -$55,400 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
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All Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers: Texas median $77,910, $55,400 less a year than all Telecommunications Engineering Specialists ($133,310), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Field Radio Technician 39%, Telecommunications Systems Engineer 48%.

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

$133,310-$55,400$77,910

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Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +23.4% Texas, 1,100 openings a year

B +17.3% Texas, 80 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

48%-10 pts39%

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

2.5 / 5+0.22.6 / 5

Hazardous equipment+0.82Hazardous equipment: A 1.93, B 2.75
High places+0.51High places: A 2.58, B 3.09
Very hot or cold+0.50Very hot or cold: A 2.55, B 3.05
Cramped space+0.49Cramped space: A 2.26, B 2.75
Outdoors, all weather+0.40Outdoors, all weather: A 3.16, B 3.56

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 32% do).

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

License

A 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).

B 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.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 39%).

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Monitoring
Operations Monitoring

To build: 3

Equipment Maintenance +0.88
Repairing +0.88
Installation +0.76

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