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Also called broadcast operations technician, color technician, control room technician and engineering technician.
$59,570
Median pay a year
21,110
People do this work
6
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Broadcast Technician
Summary
Broadcast technician setting up, operating, and maintaining electronic equipment for audio and video transmission in radio and television, while monitoring signal quality and instructing trainees on production techniques
Experience
Broadcast Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Maintained programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission
Set up, operated, and maintained broadcast station computers and networks
Installed broadcast equipment, troubleshot equipment problems, and performed maintenance using hand tools
Adjusted equipment to maintain strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals
Instructed trainees in the use of television production equipment and editing techniques
Skills
Operating broadcasting equipment, Monitoring broadcasting operations, Operating sound control consoles, Maintaining recording equipment, Reading materials, Determining technical requirements, Editing audio or video, Operating audio recording equipment, Designing production devices, Designing electrical systems
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On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Reported equipment problems and ensured repairsMonitored and logged transmitter readingsMaintained programming logs as requiredMonitored signal strength and adjusted equipmentObserved monitors to determine audio and video levelsPreviewed programs to ensure signal functionality
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Reported equipment problems and coordinated necessary repairs to maintain operational efficiency
Maintained programming logs in compliance with station management and federal regulations
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Reported equipment problems several times each shift and coordinated necessary repairs to maintain operational efficiency
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Several times each shiftDaily during broadcastsWhenever issues arose
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Maintained programming logs in compliance with station management and federal regulations
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Ensured compliance with federal standardsImproved accuracy of broadcast recordsStreamlined reporting processes
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Operating broadcasting equipment
Monitoring broadcasting operations
Operating sound control consoles
Maintaining recording equipment
Reading materials
Determining technical requirements
Editing audio or video
Operating audio recording equipment
Designing production devices
Designing electrical systems
Notifying others of equipment problems
Conferencing with clients
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What a Broadcast Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Broadcast 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
$40,320
Median
$59,570
75th percentile
$83,520
About 21,110 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$37,430
$47,290
$62,280
AR
$34,040
$41,870
$51,960
AZ
$51,100
$73,040
$104,780
CA
$48,060
$72,800
$97,430
CO
$55,410
$74,040
$82,850
CT
$47,200
$58,930
$79,180
DC
$64,730
$108,270
$129,270
FL
$43,830
$64,950
$96,960
GA
$35,150
$47,340
$84,350
HI
$32,520
$49,200
$80,940
IA
$34,560
$46,820
$63,950
ID
$29,550
$44,730
$75,580
IL
$39,030
$74,210
$103,820
IN
$37,530
$44,400
$60,340
KS
$25,820
$41,600
$78,230
KY
$20,950
$40,240
$46,220
LA
$34,840
$44,440
$60,810
MA
$39,810
$47,260
$65,400
MD
$49,120
$64,030
$81,080
ME
$44,040
$55,110
$70,430
MI
$31,470
$47,730
$69,040
MN
$35,350
$46,790
$61,340
MO
$35,090
$41,600
$62,360
MS
$24,430
$27,750
$53,640
MT
$39,140
$46,600
$56,390
NC
$41,170
$47,780
$64,700
ND
$35,300
$48,090
$64,920
NE
$29,130
$43,680
$57,190
NH
$61,350
$81,150
$102,790
NM
$42,750
$49,990
$63,550
NV
$46,370
$73,070
$82,430
NY
$51,010
$78,840
$120,040
OH
$30,440
$48,720
$76,570
OK
$29,810
$44,530
$73,090
OR
$34,680
$44,420
$59,180
PA
$45,460
$80,470
$127,520
PR
$25,190
$31,580
$38,150
RI
$43,040
$49,580
$64,500
SC
$37,560
$46,860
$64,950
SD
$28,070
$32,150
$47,000
TN
$30,540
$47,340
$61,670
TX
$40,420
$49,440
$74,470
UT
$22,110
$31,490
$46,510
VA
$41,800
$57,940
$62,490
WA
$43,890
$62,070
$76,020
WI
$38,580
$62,400
$75,290
WV
$22,030
$27,310
$36,040
WY
$27,640
$39,380
$56,240
Other names
Other names for this job
broadcast operations technician, color technician, control room technician, engineering technician, media technician, news gathering technician, operations technician, production technician, radio frequency test technician, radio technician, reliability technician, sound effects technician.
More names for this work
studio technician, telecasting technician, television technician, tv technician, audio engineer, audio operator, board operator, broadcast engineer, broadcast maintenance engineer, broadcast operations engineer, control engineer, control operator, control room operator, digital production assistant, engineering operator, facsimile operator, master control engineer, microphone operator, mixer operator, news production assistant, operating engineer, production engineer, production tech, program scheduler, projection engineer, radio and television field engineer, radio engineer, radio frequency test tech, radio station audio engineer, radio station engineer, records and tape recordings engineer, remote broadcast engineer, signal engineer, sound controller, station engineer, studio control operator, studio coordinator, studio engineer, studio operation engineer, technical testing engineer, telecasting engineer, telecine operator, television audio engineer, television engineer, television operator, transmission engineer, transmission operator, transmitter engineer.
If you served
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.
002784 Radio Frequency Operator
46V Visual Information Specialist
25U Signal Operations Support Specialist
794A Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Communication Technician
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This page is about the occupation Broadcast 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.