How to become a consumer audio or video equipment or radar broadcasting or transmitting equipment fitter or mechanic

Official title: Consumer audio/video equipment/radar broadcasting/transmitting equipment fitter/mechanic

Also called: Aerial erector (radio and television), Antenna erector (radio and television), Audio and video equipment mechanic, Audio equipment fitter, Audio equipment mechanic, Consumer audio equipment mechanic, Consumer video equipment mechanic, Electronic signalling systems fitter, Electronics fitter (radio, television and radar equipment), Radar broadcasting equipment fitter, Radar broadcasting equipment mechanic, Radar fitter

Consumer audio/video equipment/radar broadcasting/transmitting equipment fitter/mechanic fits, adjusts, installs and repairs radio, television, transmitters, receivers and radar equipment in factory, workshop or place of use. He/she specialises in television transmitters/receivers, radar equipment, radio transmitters/receivers and two way radio communications equipment. He/she examines drawings and wiring diagrams, and diagnoses faults with aid of testing equipment.

Main tasks

• Installing, maintaining, repairing, and diagnosing malfunctions of microwave, telemetry, multiplexing, satellite and other radio and electromagnetic wave communications systems
• Installing and repairing cabling for computer, radio, telephone and television transmission
• Installing, maintaining and repairing antennae used in communications

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Mechanical Systems Engineering. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
• Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Mechanical Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Computer and related electronic equipment mechanic
• Telecommunications lineman
• Telecommunications installer/servicer

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Questions people ask

How do I become a consumer audio or video equipment or radar broadcasting or transmitting equipment fitter or mechanic?

Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.

Will AI change the work of a consumer audio or video equipment or radar broadcasting or transmitting equipment fitter or mechanic?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026