Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

Set up, or set up and operate audio and video equipment including microphones, sound speakers, video screens, projectors, video monitors, recording equipment, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, and related electronic equipment for concerts, sports events, meetings and conventions, presentations, and news conferences. May also set up and operate associated spotlights and other custom lighting systems.

$56,600
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+1% projected 2024–2034

What They Do

Broadcast, sound, and video technicians set up, operate, and maintain the electrical equipment for media programs.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Agricultural Public Services(masters)Iowa State University, IA
$57,323
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians(masters)New York Institute of Technology, NY
$56,703
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CA
$54,583
Agricultural Public Services(masters)The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TN
$54,313
Agricultural Public Services(masters)University of Georgia, GA
$52,665
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)University of Arkansas, AR
$50,123
Agricultural Public Services(masters)Tarleton State University, TX
$49,216
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
$48,643
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
$48,092
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Texas A&M University-College Station, TX
$44,232
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Kansas State University, KS
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, LA
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, NM
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Southwest Minnesota State University, MN
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Huntington University, IN
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Tarleton State University, TX
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)South Dakota State University, SD
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)University of Arizona, AZ
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Auburn University, AL
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Sam Houston State University, TX
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)North Dakota State University-Main Campus, ND
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA
$43,778
Agricultural Public Services(bachelors)New Mexico State University-Main Campus, NM
$43,778

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