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Audio and Video Technicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$58,100
United States, 2025
Employment
70,230
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career 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.
- O*NET code
- 27-4011.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
- Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
- Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
- Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,990
25th percentile
$46,390
75th percentile
$77,560
90th percentile
$100,650
Most important skills
- Monitoring3.8
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Operations Monitoring3.5
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
- Service Orientation3.1
- Writing3.1
- Speaking3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Active Listening3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.0
- Time Management3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Speaking | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Audio and Video TechniciansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | $86,470 | — | 2025 |
| Auburn, AL | $79,810 | 40 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $79,610 | 560 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | $79,470 | 60 | 2025 |
| DC | $78,770 | 830 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $75,540 | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $74,380 | 2,210 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $73,100 | 380 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $72,300 | 7,800 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | $71,540 | 210 | 2025 |
| NJ | $71,040 | 2,280 | 2025 |
| MD | $70,040 | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $69,270 | 1,010 | 2025 |
| WA | $69,270 | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $68,940 | 70 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $68,730 | 80 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | $68,550 | 70 | 2025 |
| NY | $67,600 | 7,990 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $67,100 | 40 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | $66,930 | 40 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.