Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers

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2020 Workforce

159k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$57,279

Average Male Salary

$58,152

Average Female Salary

$49,507

About

Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are most often employed by the Wired telecommunications carriers industry. The average yearly wage for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers was $57,279 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers by wage are Chemical technicians, Paramedics, and Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN, Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA, and Plano City (Central) PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN, Inside Loop I-820 PUMA, TX, and Plano City (Central) PUMA, TX.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Wired telecommunications carriers is the industry that employs the most Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, by average wage, is Administration of environmental quality & housing programs. Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are paid most in Co-op City, Pelham Bay & Schuylerville PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN.

Yearly Wage

$57,279

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,348

In 2020, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers earned an average of $57,279, $1,325 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Chemical technicians make somewhat more than Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers while Paramedics make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.295

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.295, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, by number of employees, are Wired telecommunications carriers, Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers , Broadcasting (except internet), Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance, Construction, Electronics stores, National security & international affairs, Computer Systems Design, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, U. S. Army, and Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, by average wage, are Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Electric & gas, and other combinations, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Industries by Share

159k

2020 Workforce

± 9,789

−0.232%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.71%

The number of people employed as Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers has been declining at a rate of −0.232%, from 159,511 people in 2019 to 159,141 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers employed by various industries. Wired telecommunications carriers employs the largest share of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers at 36.7%, followed by Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers with 12.5% and Broadcasting (except internet) with 6.01%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers in the US. The average age of male Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers in the workforce is 41.8 and of female Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is 40.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

143k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,282

16.1k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,112

89.9% of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

64.1% of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.3% of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers.

Age by Sex

41.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.837

40.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.67

The median age of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is 41.7, and Male employees are generally 1.03 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is Business but a relatively high number of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers need many skills, but most especially Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, and Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.