Also called: Spectrum Enforcement Agent, Radio Interference Investigator
Tracks down illegal radio transmitters, pirate stations, and signal jammers that interfere with airlines, police radios, and cell networks.
FCC field agents drive vehicles packed with direction-finding antennas to locate the source of interference, which might be a pirate FM station in an apartment or a jammer in a truck, then shut it down and take enforcement action.
Federal pay. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical engineering or electronics, or equivalent radio experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology.
Growing about average. Small federal workforce.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Automated spectrum sensors locate more signals remotely; field hunts for illegal transmitters stay human.
Classes: Physics, Electronics CTE class, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.
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