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Radio technician

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Radio communications technician Radio technician Radio technicians

Radio technicians install, adjust, test, maintain, and repair mobile or stationary radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communications systems. They also monitor their performance and determine causes of faults.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Maintaining, troubleshooting, testing and repairing computers, data transmission equipment and computer peripherals;
(b) Fitting and adjusting computer hardware;
(c) Installing, maintaining, repairing and diagnosing malfunctions of microwave, telemetry, multiplexing, satellite and other radio and electromagnetic wave communications systems;
(d) Providing technical advice and information, and monitoring the performance of complex telecommunications networks and equipment;
(e) Installing and repairing cabling for computer, radio, telephone and television transmission;
(f) Joining telecommunications and data cables, and sealing sheathes;
(g) Installing, maintaining and repairing antennae used in communications.

Knowledge

  • Electronics and automation
  • Physics

Digital competencies

  • Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams
  • Installing and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment
  • Maintaining electrical, electronic and precision equipment
  • Operating communications equipment
  • Installing wooden and metal components

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Protecting ict devices

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Electrical and electronics trades workers

Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers

Information and communications technology installers and servicers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Information and communications technology installers and servicers

409

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

34,75%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

33,66% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

63,08%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

10,76%

Part-time contracts

1,19% Turnover index

440

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-5%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Electrical and electronics trades workers

98%

2%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Electrical and electronics trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Information and communications technology installers and servicers

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
19%
Between 1 and 2 years
18%
Between 2 and 4 years
31%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
13%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
23%
Information and communication
21%
Administrative and support service activities
17%
Manufacturing
12%
Education
9%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.