Employment Percentage
1.64898524
SOC ID
27-4011
SOC Title
Audio and Video Technicians
ONET ID
27-4011.00
ONET Concat ID
27401100
Median Salary
62606.17
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
25.07
Ed Level Certificate
19.870001
Ed Level Some College
1.19
Ed Level Associates
11.19
Ed Level Bachelors
42.669998
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.
Core Tasks
- Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
- Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
- Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
- Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
- Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
- Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
- Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.
- Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
- Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
- Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance.
- Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.
Start Annual Earnings
30629.99
Top Annual Earnings
129128.52
EMSI Career Title Slug
audio-and-video-equipment-technician