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Also called audio technician, audio video technician, audio visual communications systems technician and audio visual technician.
$58,100
Median pay a year
70,230
People do this work
6
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Audio and Video Technician
Summary
Audio and video technician setting up, maintaining, and dismantling equipment for live and recorded events, while recording, editing, and transmitting audio and video content
Experience
Audio and Video Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Installed, adjusted, and operated electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs
Diagnosed and resolved media system problems for various productions
Directed and coordinated activities of assistants and other personnel during production
Compressed, digitized, duplicated, and stored audio and video data for archival purposes
Recorded and edited audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment
Controlled the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances
Monitored incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notified directors of any possible problems
Skills
Core Skills
Maintaining recording equipment, Editing audio or video, Setting up cameras, Operating sound control consoles, Studying musical compositions, Monitoring broadcasting operations, Compiling technical information, Determining technical requirements, Drawing technical illustrations, Microsoft Teams, Mixing sound inputs
Tools and software
Microsoft Office software, Zoom, Cisco Webex
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On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Notified supervisors of major equipment repairsDiagnosed and resolved media system problemsDirected activities of assistants during productionCompressed, digitized, and stored audio dataInstalled and operated electronic recording equipmentControlled lights and sound during live events
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Notified supervisors of major equipment repairs to maintain production quality
Directed activities of assistants during production to ensure efficient workflow
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Notified supervisors of major equipment repairs, resulting in fewer delays in production schedules
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Fewer delays in production schedulesBetter equipment performance during eventsIncreased reliability of audio systems
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Directed activities of assistants during production to ensure efficient workflow
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Led a team of three assistantsOversaw multiple production projectsTrained new staff on production tasks
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Maintaining recording equipment
Editing audio or video
Setting up cameras
Operating sound control consoles
Studying musical compositions
Monitoring broadcasting operations
Compiling technical information
Determining technical requirements
Mixing sound inputs
Drawing technical illustrations
Constructing for commercial purposes
Operating audio recording equipment
The work itself
What an Audio and Video Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Audio and Video Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,390
Median
$58,100
75th percentile
$77,560
About 70,230 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$50,860
$62,060
$82,230
AL
$39,630
$50,160
$64,170
AR
$36,030
$43,910
$50,440
AZ
$43,010
$47,140
$61,060
CA
$48,230
$64,620
$87,450
CO
$47,460
$56,790
$69,060
CT
$48,650
$62,120
$80,210
DC
$57,170
$78,770
$104,240
DE
$52,190
$59,700
$74,880
FL
$46,040
$54,230
$67,330
GA
$45,010
$51,350
$78,890
HI
$46,450
$60,150
$66,980
IA
$43,830
$51,030
$64,260
ID
$46,210
$49,950
$73,100
IL
$42,320
$60,740
$84,350
IN
$44,280
$49,870
$68,530
KS
$45,760
$50,030
$65,580
KY
$40,750
$48,320
$60,140
LA
$37,260
$44,480
$50,530
MD
$55,480
$70,040
$80,770
ME
$40,760
$46,080
$58,530
MI
$47,490
$58,300
$63,010
MN
$45,200
$53,800
$70,210
MO
$45,030
$50,680
$63,540
MS
$38,250
$43,500
$52,000
MT
$43,590
$46,700
$55,380
NC
$40,350
$46,700
$52,020
ND
$47,990
$50,110
$52,000
NE
$40,880
$50,660
$61,420
NH
$46,350
$56,180
$66,440
NJ
$55,840
$71,040
$82,420
NM
$36,070
$47,070
$51,020
NV
$52,350
$62,770
$77,860
NY
$53,780
$67,600
$92,760
OH
$39,340
$49,890
$64,940
OK
$41,590
$49,010
$59,950
OR
$44,230
$52,000
$64,120
PA
$45,380
$56,890
$74,370
PR
$24,340
$30,860
$39,110
RI
$53,330
$64,070
$79,570
SC
$47,900
$52,000
$78,520
TN
$40,230
$49,970
$60,780
TX
$44,260
$49,440
$60,540
UT
$45,750
$48,730
$78,470
VA
$47,060
$53,960
$65,630
VT
$45,590
$51,500
$63,450
WA
$57,720
$69,270
$84,680
WI
$45,180
$51,390
$65,810
WV
$46,350
$46,590
$54,870
WY
$47,870
$49,680
$62,850
Other names
Other names for this job
audio technician, audio video technician, audio visual communications systems technician, audio visual technician, audiovisual installation technician, audiovisual technician, communications equipment operating technician, event crew technician, event technician, low voltage technician, media technician, music sound and light technician.
More names for this work
operations technician, service technician, stage technician, theater technician, video equipment technician, video projection technician, video technician, video teleconferencing technician, audio installer, audio visual installer, audio visual production specialist, audio visual specialist, audiovisual specialist, av installation tech, av installer, av production specialist, av specialist, av tech, event audio visual operator, event av operator, low voltage tech, projector operator, service tech, sight effects specialist, sound controller, stagehand, video control operator, video installer, video operator, video production assistant, video production specialist, vtc tech.
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Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
A55A Audio Engineer
A55M Live Production Technician
3N111V Regional Band Helper, Audio Engineer
3N171V Regional Band Craftsman, Audio Engineer
3N131V Regional Band Apprentice, Audio Engineer
3N151V Regional Band Journeyman, Audio Engineer
46T Visual Information Equipment Operator-Maintainer
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This page is about the occupation Audio and Video Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.