Consider applying to multiple companies for a better chance at getting a position. Once you're hired as a tower climber, you'll go through on-the-job training that includes safety protocols and technical skills.
Federal regulations require companies to provide you with the equipment and training necessary to ensure your safety and success in the tower climbing position. Find jobs. Company reviews. Find salaries. Upload your resume. Sign in. Finding a Job. What is a tower climber?
What does a tower climber do? Provide maintenance: Tower climbers keep tower equipment working properly by providing routine maintenance and repairs. This can include changing antennas and light bulbs and removing pests and weeds. Upgrade technology: When new technology becomes available, tower climbers install the physical components. For example, climbers update cell phone towers with the technology to provide 5G coverage across the U. Inspect tower equipment: To ensure tower operations run smoothly and safely, tower climbers perform regular inspections on equipment.
They may check for hazards like beehives and power lines or use handheld devices to test fiber-optic cables. Carry heavy gear: Some tower climbers carry heavy gear to the top of the tower as they climb. This gear is usually machinery or devices needed to upgrade or repair that particular tower. These specific tower climbers are called riggers. Respond to emergencies: Due to the overwhelming nature of their work, tower climbers need to be highly skilled in emergency responses.
Usually we work year-round so you get your vacation which is a week or two every year. It is only safe when the system is operating at very low power. If the power into the base of the antenna exceeds Watts, nobody should be allowed to climb the tower. If the power is Watts or less, it is generally safe. At power levels in between, the risk depends on a couple of factors.
Being a professional tower climber is a unique career. Climbing to feet in the air is an incredibly exciting endeavor and not for the faint of heart. But tower climbers perform a really important job. They are not just hanging out up there. Tower climbing , an obscure field with no more than 10, workers, has a death rate roughly 10 times that of construction.
In the last nine years, nearly tower climbers have been killed on the job. More than half of them were working on cell sites. They may work temporary or permanent positions.
The U. Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies radio tower climbers under radio, cellular and tower equipment installers and repairers. The cell towers that carry the radio waves are constructed and maintained by workers who have to climb up and down the tall towers in order to ensure that cell phone consumers can have reliable service. Alaska is the best-paying state. The downside is the extreme statewide weather conditions that technicians must endure.
Many employers offer one-and-a-half times or even two-times pay for overtime work, which can boost your annual salary considerably. The BLS doesn't track job growth data specific to tower technicians. However, it does collect data on a related occupation, telecommunication line installers and repairers, whose workers specialize more on the lines than climbing towers to do technical installation and troubleshooting tasks.
Employment in this sector is projected to decline 8 percent through Tower climbers may fare better, however, as the need for wireless connectivity should lead to a certain level of job stability for the foreseeable future.
Thank you, all. I am a tower rigger and just opened up the online pages about tower climbers and falls, and re visited some old and new things about this industry in How much am I worth now? I worked on drilling rigs back in the day. I live in Louisiana and relocation is not an option but I can travel for a couple of weeks at a time.
I do have a CDL license. I have safety belt and hard hat things like that in my profession I have to have to have these things. Thank You For your time. I can by reached by email : [email protected]. To find out more, please contact me x or send me your resume to [email protected]. In our industry, unlike other skilled trades. We lack journeymans and master cell tower technition certification cards. With a card like linesmen, eletritions, and plumbers carry for the UAW, we wouod be guarenteed a certain salary.
Maybe not as much as a linesmen but 10 years of dedication to this industry should be noted as a qualified skilled trade. Until we strive to gane a professional industry with professional skilled tradesmen we will never make this happen. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. All resumes MUST include salary requirements. Responses without salary requirements will not be considered. Please email resume to [email protected] , or fax to Looking for immediate Pole Climbing instructors for one of the major phone companies.
Specifically in OKC area. Please contact me if you are interested and qualified. Teleworld Staffing, Inc. This position will teach new telecommunications outsideplant technicians basic safety and pole climbing procedures to insure they aredoing their job in the safest possible manner. This position may require travel to differentlocations.
These positions are contract. Candidates may be required to commit totraveling to the job site to deliver courses. I am a welder I would like to get into tower climbing not afraid of heights and would like to do it! I live in Bismarck Arkansas phone number Hello, Mr.
I am a recruiter with Betacom Inc. We would like to invite you to visit our website and review our open positions. If you have not gotten your foot in the door to the climbing trade perhaps you might consider starting with a Civil Technicians opportunity. Feel free to contact me at the email address provided.
Recruiter Betacom. Hello, my name is James Cole and I am seeking employment as a tower climber. I have no experience climbing but I am no stranger to hard work as I currently work construction and am a very fast learner. You can contact me at or [email protected]. Perhaps there is a position there that would be of interest to you and match with your current skill set.
Kind Regards, Recruiting Betacom. I am a veteran Marine, I am currently in Dallas Texas seeking a no experience tower climbing job with the ability to grow with a company. I am willing to do what is nesessary to excel and prove my worth if given the opportunity. If anybody has any job openings please let me know or direct me in the right direction. If anyone has any helpful information to help me please email me.
Thank you. I have good work ethics and work well with a team I will relocate for a good opportunity I served my county now I can serve you. Oliver we are looking to hire tower hands in Lewisville, TX. Please send your resume to [email protected] if interested. Good Afternoon, Oliver: I am a recruiter with Betacom. After reading your post I wanted to contact you to follow up on it. Were you successful in finding that tower climbing job you desired? If yes, congratulations. If no, I would like to encourage you to contact me.
Perhaps considering a position as a Civil Tech would be a foot in the door for you to follow your dream. I look forward to your response. All certs up-to-date and great knowledge of all testing types and EQ. I have no previous experience but willing to learn. I been working in the cable industry for the past 6 years and pror to that I was computer technician.
If your company travels i[m single and willing too travel as well. If you have any leads on a position, please contact me at [email protected] Thanks, John. Knowledge of grounding specifications. PPC and Andrew connector installation. Able to climb in excess of feet. Microwave installation a plus. Able to work well with others. Able to read blueprints, details and specifications.
Anritsu certified strongly preferred. Knowledge of and ability to operate Test Equipment i. Valid Physical Card required. Competent Climber Certified. OSHA 10 Certified. RF Safety Awareness Completed. If interested and qualified please feel free to send me your updated resume [email protected] or give me a ring at Hi my name is Gary Huddleston I am a comtrained certified climber I have a lot of certifications I really love to climb and I need a good company I am very loyal I have a wife a and a daughter but I understand travel and am willing I am a very hard worker if interested in my work please contact me at or email me at [email protected] I live in Wayne Oklahoma but am willing to move states for a good company thank you.
Travel, lodging and gas expenses will be covered by my client. Please call me or shoot me an email with your most updated resume and will call you right away. My name is Kailie and I am a tree climber from northern Indiana seeking winter work and possibly new career. Although I do not have and previous experience or knowledge in this field, I am a fast hands on learner with a strong work ethic!
I really enjoy adrenaline jobs such as, climbing ft open structured trees for pruning or maybe dangling from a crane during a storm damage removal. Hillclimbing dirtbikes and skydiving are amongst my favorite extra curricular activities.
I have ADHD, therefore, traditional jobs do not hold my attention and I have a tendency to get bored with the job. If it gets my adrenaline going, it will hold my attention! If you are interested in a hard working, self motivated, dedicated, team member with the desire to excel, please do not hesitate to respond and I will get a resume to you A.
Thank you for your time and consideration! I am looking for a company that seeks a serious employee that wants to deliver solid work and make my way up. I want to be an asset that will make a company grow and be successful. I learn very quickly and there is no challenge too big or small.
I moved my way from the ground to a foreman in 13 months between 2 companies. I have been in the industry for a total of 18 months, but I doubt you would guess that without my employment history. All of my equipment such as a harness and anything attached to it, I have purchased and personally own. I would like to stay in the Michigan area so if anyone out there thinks I may be a match for what they are looking for, please email. Hi my name is Teresa I am currently in Houston Texas seeking a no experience tower climbing job with the ability to grow with a company.
I have been learning as much as I can with the help of my fiance that is a TowerHand in Houston Texas. I feel that with us both being Tower hands we would be a great addition to a company as well as in our future.
I am a well experienced tower hand. I have been climbing for 15 years,and still climbing today. I have done almost everything there is to do on a tower. Stacked guy and self supporters. Painted,re guy,modification work,to demo of towers. I can run a crew with the right hands. I am a comtrained certified tower climber with about two years experience. I currently reside in Bessemer Alabama but can relocate and look forward to it. I am looking for a tower company with a 5 -8 week rotation travel schedule as I love to be on the road.
I have a resume ready to send out. If anybody is in the San Antonio Texas region or Texas in general we are looking for tower climbers and foreman. Contact me call or text for more info. My name is Jeffery Hood and I am looking for a civil tech position with a long term company.
I have 9 years of experience with construction and tower climbing. If anyone is interested in giving me the opportunity to work with their company please email me [email protected]. I have worked in communications and am very mechanically-inclined and have a lot of experience with computers.
I am willing to travel and even relocate if necessary, and I am hoping to find a company that I can start a career with. Please email me, I am a very hard worker and I am willing to do what it takes to join this profession. Email address is: [email protected]. A good friend of mine works as a cell tower auditor and has been for a few years now.
He got the job through one of his friends and I myself have been trying to get hired through him and his girlfriend they are partners with the same company. What advice does anyone have to help me better my chances at getting on quicker? I even had his GF send me a copy of the checklist form that they use for every tower and have been studying that for a couple months now. I have 8 years of rock climbing experience. My current job I use a certain hand held GPS device outdoors all year in all weather conditions.
Anyway, great interview and I hope one day I can say to those who ask, I climb cell towers and love every minute of it. He is in hotel after hotel but does get per diem.
Such an incredibly low paying occupation! Not to mention cut corners on safety to save a few bucks or just out of stupidity. I climbed for two different companies and I assure you that you do not want this job. If you find cellular interesting and want to get into the field, get a job doing in-building DAS.
You will make more money in half the hours. If you are local in the area great, if not you can still apply as well. Serving DC. Please forward your resume to [email protected] or contact me directly at my below contact. Qualifications: Experience or certifications in any of the following a plus but not required for the positions. Most importantly you must be a career oriented, hard worker with the desire to excel. Requirements: Must be able to legally work in the US, pass drug screening, and a valid drivers license is a plus.
Must be able to travel as needed and be of good physical condition. Benefits: Competitive pay based on experience, health insurance, paid vacation time, paid holidays, competitive per diem, safety and industry training. Please email me your resume at [email protected]. Tubular, 75m. Lattice, m. Lattice, and m. Lattice installated and commissioned in India,. You can reach me anytime on my mobile number or e-mail me at [email protected]. Hey I got experience in climbing.
I worked at wright tree service and also at townsmen tree services. In both places I was a climber. And I would like to be a cell phone tower climber. I have experience as a professional Arborist and have been climbing tree for quite a while now. Currently I have no experience in the tower climbing industry, although, I am looking to expand my horizons and seek more dedicated employment.
If you guys have anything available, just feel free to give me a shout. I live in Portland, Oregon currently. I am currently seeking a career. Live in Washington State. I am on Government program Ticket to Work. Seeking gainful employment. Most companies do not know the government is paying to help get people with disabilities back to work. I would love to be a climber physically fit. Can any one refer me to a company or employee the wants to get individuals like me back into the workforce?
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