Compare A Camera Operator ↔ B Field Radio Technician

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1 move · +$14,800 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Field Radio Technician: license not checked yet, experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

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Camera Operator to Field Radio Technician +$14,800 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.70.
- Gates: license not checked yet, experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing

Side by side

All Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers: Texas median $77,910, $14,800 more a year than all Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film ($63,110), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Field Radio Technician 39%, Camera Operator 34%.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$63,110+$14,800$77,910

Gates on the route: license not checked yet, experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.5% Texas, 180 openings a year

B +17.3% Texas, 80 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

34%+5 pts39%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.1 / 5+0.52.6 / 5

High places+1.50High places: A 1.59, B 3.09
Protective gear+1.43Protective gear: A 1.07, B 2.5
Climbing ladders+0.90Climbing ladders: A 1.3, B 2.2
Hazardous equipment+0.62Hazardous equipment: A 2.13, B 2.75
Bending or twisting+0.53Bending or twisting: A 2.09, B 2.62

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B No TDLR electrician license for telecom providers' communications equipment (1305.003(a)(4)). FCC radio operator licenses were not checked: fcc.gov answered HTTP 403 on 2026-10-03.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).

B Most common related work experience: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Monitoring
Operations Monitoring

To build: 5

Installation +2.26
Equipment Maintenance +1.13
Repairing +1.12
Systems Analysis +0.75
Troubleshooting +0.62

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