Telecommunications technician to radio technician
A telecommunications technician already meets 38% of what the radio technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.1/ 100
1 How much of what a radio technician is expected to do is already part of a telecommunications technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the radio technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A radio technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a telecommunications technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- estimate duration of work
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- install electronic communication equipment
- operate electronic measuring instruments
- operate signal generator
- solder electronics
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radio technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications technician background worth leading with.
- already held operate signal generator working with computers
- already held use a complex communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate electronic measuring instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install low voltage wiring working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held solder electronics constructing
All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the radio technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn maintain radio communications equipment required
- still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
- still to learn install monitors for process control required
- still to learn maintain electronic equipment required
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- still to learn interpret electronic design specifications required
- still to learn interpret technical information for electronic repair work required
- still to learn use repair manuals required
- still to learn analog electronics theory required
- still to learn electronics principles required
- optional, not held microwave principles optional
- still to learn inspect cables required
- optional, not held maintain theatre equipment optional
- still to learn assemble telecommunications devices required
- still to learn electromagnetism required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a radio technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble telecommunications devices practise this
- 02 analog electronics theory study this
- 03 electromagnetism study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held estimate duration of work skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held install electronic communication equipment skill
- already held operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- already held operate signal generator skill
- already held solder electronics skill
- already held use a complex communication system skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held install low voltage wiring skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held manage ICT project optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain theatre equipment optional
- optional, not held manage ICT project optional
- optional, not held microwave principles optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
35 held skills the radio technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
- not needed by the target role assist customers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role concepts of telecommunications knowledge
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role design failover solutions skill
- not needed by the target role direct inward dialing knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
- not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
- not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
- not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
- not needed by the target role operate aerial work platforms skill
- not needed by the target role operate call distribution system skill
- not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate private branch exchange skill
- not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
- not needed by the target role seal wires skill
- not needed by the target role splice cable skill
- not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
- not needed by the target role upgrade firmware skill
- not needed by the target role use access control software skill
- not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use computer telephony integration skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use session border controller skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn analog electronics theory required
- still to learn electromagnetism required
- still to learn electronics principles required
- optional, not held microwave principles optional
Other moves recorded from telecommunications technician
Common questions about this move
Can a telecommunications technician become a radio technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A telecommunications technician already covers 38% of what a radio technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 7 of which the radio technician role treats as required.
What skills does a telecommunications technician need to become a radio technician?
12 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assemble telecommunications devices.
How hard is the move from telecommunications technician to radio technician?
Its learning distance is 63.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.