Audio and Video Technicians
SOC 27-4011 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $66,429per year
- Projected openings
- 9,360
- Projected change
- +6.3%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $86,960 | 1,660 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $72,439 | 40 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $71,628 | 510 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $67,486 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $66,260 | 4,800 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $64,003 | 400 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $62,339 | 30 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $61,466 | 180 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $60,552 | 70 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $60,090 | 510 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $59,268 | 630 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $59,145 | 160 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $58,868 | 70 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $56,928 | 600 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $56,423 | 270 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $53,660 | 60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $51,914 | 110 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $49,253 | 60 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $48,657 | 30 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $47,312 | 70 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $47,076 | 40 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $45,863 | 50 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $44,898 | 30 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $44,805 | 30 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $80,338 | 3,530 | +2.2% |
| Broadcast Technicians | $74,838 | 2,230 | +3.6% |
| Lighting Technicians | $96,703 | 2,490 | 0% |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | $109,892 | 5,700 | +7.7% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $88,500 | 11,520 | -2.9% |
| Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers | $64,154 | 2,910 | +3.4% |
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