Telecommunications engineer

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4/5

Key facts

+4.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4.1% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Telecommunications engineers (ISCO 2153). Telecommunications engineers conduct research and advise on, design and direct the construction, functioning, maintenance and repair of telecommunication systems and equipment.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

20 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

broadcast engineer
communication analyst
communications analyst
communications designer
communications engineer
information systems engineer
network planner
radio engineer
telecom analyst
telecom engineer
telecommunications analyst
telecommunications analysts
telecommunications consultant
telecommunications designer
telecommunications engineer
telecommunications engineers
telecommunications technologist
telecoms analysts
telecoms engineer
transmission engineer

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)

Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Electronics engineers, except computer; Computer network architects; Computer network support specialists)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $115,886

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.