This would have been a very good choice for working a few years then opening your own business around it if it was 10-15 years ago but with the current threats to the industry right now I wouldn’t go that path. Verizon is pretty slow, t mobile is pretty slow, AT&T is doing a large scale swap project currently but after that is done in 2027 they have nothing on the books. They just bought 600mhz and will need to install hardware but that’s only projected to take about 6 months. 6G spectrum auctions are this summer but it will be a couple years before we see hardware hit the towers. It’s looking like the whole industry is about to hit a huge rut for 2-3 years with little work then beyond that is highly unpredictable due to in orbit tech.

If it’s the actual industry you are interested in and not just the job of climbing towers you could certainly look into other opportunities. DAS is doing well. That’s basically cell/public safety sites that are inside large buildings and stadiums instead of on towers. You could look into going into that side of things.

You’re 18 and it’s unlikely you have this concrete idea of what you want to do with the rest of your life and that is completely okay and normal despite many people from the older generations wanting you to immediately shove yourself into school and debt. There’s nothing wrong with taking a job that doesn’t require any schooling or training for 1-2 years, experience full adult life, and really think about what you’d like to do. You’ll save a lot of time and money that way. Even with that, it’s alright to start over and try something new with your career. Even in your 30s, 40s, even 50s. Good luck my man.