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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
49-2021 Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
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.
National estimates for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Industry profile for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Geographic profile for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
National estimates for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 13,020 |
4.5 % |
$ 30.08 |
$ 62,570 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.93 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 28.71 |
$ 37.14 |
$ 45.12 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 37,290 |
$ 46,400 |
$ 59,720 |
$ 77,260 |
$ 93,840 |
Industry profile for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Telecommunications |
4,160 |
0.63 |
$ 33.30 |
$ 69,260 |
| Utility System Construction |
1,590 |
0.28 |
$ 24.27 |
$ 50,490 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance |
1,460 |
1.38 |
$ 25.41 |
$ 52,840 |
| Electronics and Appliance Retailers |
1,030 |
0.23 |
$ 33.06 |
$ 68,770 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
860 |
0.06 |
$ 24.65 |
$ 51,270 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
Top paying industries for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
Geographic profile for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,350 |
0.08 |
0.87 |
$ 32.77 |
$ 68,160 |
| Texas |
1,180 |
0.09 |
1.03 |
$ 28.83 |
$ 59,960 |
| New Jersey |
1,090 |
0.26 |
3.00 |
$ 31.87 |
$ 66,290 |
| Florida |
800 |
0.09 |
0.99 |
$ 28.23 |
$ 58,720 |
| Virginia |
630 |
0.16 |
1.84 |
$ 28.40 |
$ 59,070 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Hampshire |
220 |
0.33 |
3.79 |
$ 25.58 |
$ 53,200 |
| Oregon |
560 |
0.29 |
3.35 |
$ 40.77 |
$ 84,800 |
| New Jersey |
1,090 |
0.26 |
3.00 |
$ 31.87 |
$ 66,290 |
| North Dakota |
100 |
0.24 |
2.68 |
$ 33.83 |
$ 70,360 |
| Wyoming |
60 |
0.21 |
2.43 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,420 |
Top paying states for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
40 |
0.01 |
0.15 |
$ 44.80 |
$ 93,180 |
| Illinois |
210 |
0.03 |
0.40 |
$ 44.11 |
$ 91,740 |
| Oregon |
560 |
0.29 |
3.35 |
$ 40.77 |
$ 84,800 |
| Maryland |
130 |
0.05 |
0.57 |
$ 37.65 |
$ 78,300 |
| Pennsylvania |
320 |
0.06 |
0.63 |
$ 36.47 |
$ 75,870 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
720 |
0.08 |
0.90 |
$ 34.41 |
$ 71,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
420 |
0.15 |
1.70 |
$ 27.99 |
$ 58,220 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
400 |
0.10 |
1.18 |
$ 30.34 |
$ 63,100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
380 |
0.06 |
0.70 |
$ 33.52 |
$ 69,720 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
370 |
0.31 |
3.56 |
$ 42.78 |
$ 88,970 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
320 |
0.44 |
4.95 |
$ 28.50 |
$ 59,280 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
310 |
0.11 |
1.30 |
$ 31.46 |
$ 65,440 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
260 |
0.10 |
1.10 |
$ 29.21 |
$ 60,750 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
260 |
0.09 |
0.97 |
$ 28.66 |
$ 59,620 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
220 |
0.07 |
0.82 |
$ 34.84 |
$ 72,460 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
40 |
0.48 |
5.46 |
$ 32.79 |
$ 68,210 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
320 |
0.44 |
4.95 |
$ 28.50 |
$ 59,280 |
| Salem, OR |
60 |
0.36 |
4.08 |
$ 32.83 |
$ 68,290 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
370 |
0.31 |
3.56 |
$ 42.78 |
$ 88,970 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH |
40 |
0.24 |
2.73 |
$ 21.01 |
$ 43,710 |
| Fayetteville, NC |
30 |
0.24 |
2.71 |
$ 26.36 |
$ 54,830 |
| Boulder, CO |
40 |
0.23 |
2.56 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,390 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
80 |
0.19 |
2.21 |
$ 34.12 |
$ 70,960 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
60 |
0.17 |
1.91 |
$ 31.49 |
$ 65,490 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
30 |
0.16 |
1.79 |
$ 29.05 |
$ 60,430 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
370 |
0.31 |
3.56 |
$ 42.78 |
$ 88,970 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
150 |
0.06 |
0.70 |
$ 42.64 |
$ 88,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
140 |
0.03 |
0.37 |
$ 42.13 |
$ 87,620 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
60 |
0.07 |
0.83 |
$ 40.59 |
$ 84,430 |
| Trenton, NJ |
30 |
0.13 |
1.48 |
$ 40.22 |
$ 83,650 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
190 |
0.10 |
1.09 |
$ 35.89 |
$ 74,640 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
220 |
0.07 |
0.82 |
$ 34.84 |
$ 72,460 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
40 |
0.09 |
1.05 |
$ 34.47 |
$ 71,690 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
720 |
0.08 |
0.90 |
$ 34.41 |
$ 71,580 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
130 |
0.12 |
1.40 |
$ 34.19 |
$ 71,120 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers:
About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023
United States Department of Labor
