Will AI replace Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think.
Time left: 4 years and 9 months · Group: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
The official job description
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.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers do all day (for now)
Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools.
Check antenna positioning to ensure specified azimuths or mechanical tilts and adjust as necessary.
Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves.
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.
Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).
Install or repair tower lighting components, including strobes, beacons, or lighting controllers.