Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers

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Total Workforce

166k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$56,557

Average Male Salary

$57,426

Average Female Salary

$48,872

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 $56,557 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers by wage are Pumping station operators, Electricians, and Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

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 San Diego (East Central/Navajo) & La Mesa Cities PUMA, CA, North Charleston City PUMA, SC, and Jacksonville City PUMA, NC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are San Diego (East Central/Navajo) & La Mesa Cities PUMA, CA, Wayne & Seneca Counties PUMA, NY, and Jacksonville City PUMA, NC.

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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 Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c.. Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are paid most in Thornton & Federal Heights Cities PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in San Diego (East Central/Navajo) & La Mesa Cities PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$56,557

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,142

In 2018, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers earned an average of $56,557, $2,669 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Pumping station operators make somewhat more than Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers while Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors 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

0.296

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.296, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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.

Industries

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 , and Broadcasting (except internet).

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, by average wage, are Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Computer Systems Design, Support activities for mining, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Rail transportation.

Industries by Share

166k

2018 Workforce

± 9,989

16.7%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.6%

The number of people employed as Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers has been growing at a rate of 16.7%, from 141,976 people in 2017 to 165,720 people in 2018.

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 35.1%, followed by Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers with 14.3% and Broadcasting (except internet) with 7%.

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 42.2 and of female Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

149k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,469

16.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,185

89.8% of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

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

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

64.2% 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, White (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 Gender

42.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.794

41.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.46

The median age of Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers is 42.1, and Male employees are generally 0.823 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 degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors 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 Repairing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.