Will AI replace Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
6/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 12% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 9% of the work
What the job involves
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.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(3)
- Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software.
- Take site survey photos or photos of work performed, using digital cameras.
- Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software.
Out of reach(27)
- Inspect completed work to ensure all hardware is tight, antennas are level, hangers are properly fastened, proper support is in place, or adequate weather proofing has been installed.
- Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables.
- Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
- Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done.
- Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed.
and 22 more
Also called
Radio Frequency Technician (RF Tech) · Two-Way Radio Technician (Two-Way Radio Tech) · RF Tech · Two-Way Radio Tech · Field Technician (Field Tech) · Installation Technician (Installation Tech) · Radio Technician (Radio Tech) · Field Tech
Related jobs
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers20/100
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers9/100
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers4/100
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment26/100
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists38/100
What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics