Radiocommunications Technician
A Radiocommunications Technician installs, tests, and maintains radio communication systems for emergency services, telecommunications carriers, and mining operations across Australia.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
Consistent demand in emergency services, mining, aviation, and maritime communications.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- MLTSSLMedium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List
Occupations eligible for permanent visas including Subclass 189 and 190.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- TRATrades Recognition AustraliaVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 189Learn more →Skilled Independent visa
Permanent points-tested visa for workers not sponsored by an employer, family member, or state.
- 190Learn more →Skilled Nominated visa
Permanent visa for workers nominated by a state or territory government.
- 485Learn more →Temporary Graduate visa
Post-study work visa for recent graduates of Australian qualifications.
- 491Learn more →Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa
Five-year provisional visa for workers willing to live and work in regional Australia.
State nominations
States and territories that currently nominate this occupation for skilled migration.
| Code | State / Territory | Details |
|---|---|---|
| VIC | Victoria | View nomination → |
| SA | South Australia | View nomination → |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory | View nomination → |
Key duties
- Install and commission two-way radio systems, base stations, and repeaters
- Diagnose and repair radio equipment faults
- Conduct frequency planning and interference management
- Maintain radio communications equipment to ACMA licensing requirements
Skills required
- Radiocommunications equipment installation and maintenance
- RF system testing and antenna alignment
- ACMA spectrum licensing and compliance
- Electronic fault diagnosis
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate III or IV in Telecommunications or Electronics; ACMA licensing endorsement may be required. VETASSESS assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 482, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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