Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).

“Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).” is a core task performed by Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 26th by importance (#5 most important). About 87% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Install commercial or production equipment. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Inspect completed work to ensure all hardware is tight, antennas are level, hangers are properly fastened, proper support is in place, or adequate weather proofing has been installed. · importance 4.5
• Climb towers to access components, using safety equipment, such as full-body harnesses. · importance 4.5
• Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables. · importance 4.3
• Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software. · importance 4.2
• Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done. · importance 4.2
• Climb communication towers to install, replace, or repair antennas or auxiliary equipment used to transmit and receive radio waves. · importance 4.2
• Replace existing antennas with new antennas as directed. · importance 4.1
• Lift equipment into position, using cranes and rigging tools or equipment, such as gin poles. · importance 4.1
• Bolt equipment into place, using hand or power tools. · importance 4.0
• Install, connect, or test underground or aboveground grounding systems. · importance 4.0
• Perform maintenance or repair work on existing tower equipment, using hand or power tools. · importance 4.0
• Locate tower sites where work is to be performed, using mapping software. · importance 4.0
• Complete reports related to project status, progress, or other work details, using computer software. · importance 4.0
• Check antenna positioning to ensure specified azimuths or mechanical tilts and adjust as necessary. · importance 3.9

See all tasks on the Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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