Salary for Radio Operators

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This occupation has now been updated to Communications Equipment Operators, All Other

Also known as:  Communications Equipment Operator, Facsimile Machine Operator, Fax Machine Operator, Telegraph and Teletype Operator, Telex Operator

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Individuals working as radio operators inspect, maintain and operate radiotelephone equipment in order to communicate with air and water craft, and remotely located industrial operations. They may send and receive coded messages, and often monitor emergency frequencies in order to detect and respond to emergency distress calls. These professionals may also maintain station logs of sent and recieved messages. A high school diploma or the equivalent is required of professionals in this occupation.

A Radio Operator earns salaries somewhere between $30,180 and $74,120 based on tenure level. will most likely receive an average wage of fourty-nine thousand two hundred and sixty dollars every year.

have the highest salaries in California, where they can receive normal pay levels of close to about $65,370. People in this job function are compensated the highest in Transportation and Warehousing, where they receive wages of $60,190.

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SALARY TREND

The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 45.34 percent nationwide in that time.

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INDUSTRIES

Radio Operators tend to make the most in the following industries:

Transportation and Warehousing
$60,190
Finance and Insurance
$53,040
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$51,620
Public Administration
$50,890
Manufacturing
$49,430
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$49,340

In general, they earn less within the industries below:

Accommodation and Food Services
$33,250
Health Care and Social Assistance
$35,510
Information
$37,550
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services
$38,950
Educational Services
$48,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$49,340
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