27-4011

Audio and Video Technicians

Role Overview

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. Excludes “Sound Engineering Technicians” (27-4014), “Lighting Technicians” (27-4015), and “Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers” (49-2097).

Recommended Majors

Agricultural Communication/Journalism. Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician. Recording Arts Technology/Technician.

Related Careers

Actors Actors, Producers, and Directors Art and Design Workers Art Directors Artists and Related Workers Artists and Related Workers, All Other

Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
New Jersey	$75,220
Washington	$73,160
District of Columbia	$72,030
Delaware	$69,310
New York	$63,640
Connecticut	$63,000
California	$62,240
Massachusetts	$61,680
New Hampshire	$61,410
Hawaii	$60,180
Maryland	$59,820
Wyoming	$59,390
Nevada	$59,270
West Virginia	$58,000
Pennsylvania	$57,450

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Median Annual Salary

$54,830

Projected Growth (10yr)

+3.3%

Avg. annual openings

7.3k

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