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Broadcast Technicians

SOC 27-4012 · 2024-2034

Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California
$74,838per year
Projected openings
2,230
Projected change
+3.6%
Usually needs
Associate's degree

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.

  1. Critical Thinking
  2. Active Listening
  3. Operations Monitoring
  4. Monitoring
  5. Writing
  6. Complex Problem Solving

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$84,503560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$79,6151,290
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$68,954270
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$67,866130
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)$66,376110
Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties)$64,322120
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)$47,29150

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 forTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Audio and Video Technicians$66,4299,360+6.3%
Sound Engineering Technicians$80,3383,530+2.2%
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians$88,50011,520-2.9%
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$81,2221,0700%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$83,8331,700+5.3%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$89,5425,030+5.1%

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