Compare A Field Radio Technician ↔ B Computer Repair Technician
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1 move · -$32,430 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Computer Repair Technician: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Field Radio Technician to Computer Repair Technician -$32,430 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- 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 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers: Texas median $45,480, $32,430 less a year than all Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers ($77,910), every experience level.
Field Radio Technician: 39% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.1 times the share for Computer Repair Technician (19%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +17.3% Texas, 80 openings a year
B +7.4% Texas, 790 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 / 5-0.42.2 / 5
- High places-1.83High places: A 3.09, B 1.26
- Protective gear-1.40Protective gear: A 2.5, B 1.1
- Outdoors, all weather-1.31Outdoors, all weather: A 3.56, B 2.25
- Hazardous equipment-1.16Hazardous equipment: A 2.75, B 1.59
- Climbing ladders-0.98Climbing ladders: A 2.2, B 1.22
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: 17% 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 6 months, up to and including 1 year (O*NET: 40%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Quality Control Analysis
- Speaking
- Time Management
To build: 1
- Service Orientation +0.50
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