telecommunications equipment maintainer

Telecommunications equipment maintainers repair, install or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems (cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles). They also focus on communication towers, antennas, amplifiers and connectors. They may test and analyse network coverage.

The most in-demand skills for this role include ICT network cable limitations, solder electronics, operate two-way radio systems, assess telecommunication infrastructure issues, calibrate electronic instruments, operate remote broadcast equipment. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives telecommunications equipment maintainer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.