Sound Engineering Technicians

Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions.

$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

Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(associates)Stark State College, OH
$109,198
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(associates)Bismarck State College, ND
$89,460
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of Arkansas Grantham, AR
$87,606
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Excelsior University, NY
$83,479
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Wayne State University, MI
$82,524
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, OK
$78,417
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Texas A&M University-College Station, TX
$78,185
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)California State University-Chico, CA
$77,965
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO
$75,966
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Purdue University Northwest, IN
$75,675
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
$75,227
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN
$74,981
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN
$74,981
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Indiana State University, IN
$74,981
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Louisiana Tech University, LA
$74,863
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Prairie View A & M University, TX
$74,835
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)LeTourneau University, TX
$74,835
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Texas Southern University, TX
$74,835
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of Houston, TX
$74,835
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, TX
$74,835
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of North Texas, TX
$74,835
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of Maine, ME
$73,692
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, IL
$72,495
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Johnson & Wales University-Providence, RI
$72,120
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)SUNY Buffalo State University, NY
$71,894

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