Also called: Tornado Siren Technician, Emergency Siren Technician
Installs, tests and repairs the tornado, tsunami and dam-break sirens on poles across towns so they work when seconds count.
Siren techs climb or use bucket trucks to reach sirens, replace batteries and circuit boards, and check radio control links. They run the monthly test and drive to every siren that failed. Before storm season they rush to fix problems, and after storms they check what lightning knocked out.
County or contractor pay. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Electronics or electrical training; on-the-job training from the siren company or county.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Electrical Technology (trade school).
Growing about average. Thousands of sirens need upkeep; new systems are going up in tsunami and dam zones (approx.).
Low risk for 10 years. Remote monitoring flags failures; climbing and repairs stay hands-on.
Classes: Electronics, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2098.
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