Also called: Teleport Technician, Earth Station Technician
Maintains the big satellite dishes and electronics that talk to spacecraft.
You climb onto a 30-foot antenna to grease a bearing, swap a failed amplifier, and run a test signal to a satellite. Stations are often in remote, beautiful places.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in electronics or military communications training.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Telecommunications Technology.
Shrinking (about -1% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Remote monitoring helps, but climbing dishes and repairing electronics stays hands-on.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Physics, Algebra, Shop class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2022.
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