Radio Operator | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Radio Operator via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Walden University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering telecommunications courses to train individuals to become top-notch telecommunication operators, telecommunications specialists, telecommunications professionals, television news producers, television producers, television directors, television news reporters, radio operators, telephone operators, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 870 people employed as radio operators alone in America, and their average annual salary is $43,400. Colleges and universities like Walden University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Radio Operator Salary Information

Category: Radio operators

Total # Employed in the US 870
Average Hourly Wage: $20.86/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$10.29 $14.92 $20.69 $26.65 $32.38
Average Yearly Salary $43,400
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$21,400 $31,040 $43,040 $55,430 $67,340
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.3% 19.6% 29.5% 14.8% 29.5% 3.6% 0.7%
Radio operators — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Oklahoma $25.93/hr $53,930
Montana $25.46/hr $52,960
Missouri $19.58/hr $40,730
South Carolina $15.2/hr $31,610
Kansas $14.27/hr $29,680
Massachusetts $13.79/hr $28,690


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