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Also called audio technician, mechanic sound technician, mechanical sound technician and mixing technician.
$73,130
Median pay a year
13,080
People do this work
6
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Sound Engineering Technician
Summary
Sound engineering technician assembling and operating equipment to record, mix, and edit sound for theater, film, television, and other productions. Collaborates with producers and performers to achieve desired audio quality and effects
Experience
Sound Engineering Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Conferred with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for musical recordings and films
Regulated volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles
Recorded speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment
Mixed and edited voices, music, and taped sound effects for live performances and prerecorded events, using sound mixing boards
Set up, tested, and adjusted recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances
Prepared for recording sessions by selecting and setting up microphones
Skills
Checking & Planning
Mixing sound inputs, Selecting materials or props
Core Skills
Operating audio recording equipment, Operating sound control consoles, Dismantling equipment, Converting data between formats, Notifying others of equipment problems
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On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Conferred with producers to achieve desired soundRegulated volume level during recording sessionsRecorded speech and music on recording mediaSeparated and combined sounds during mixing stageSet up and adjusted recording equipment for sessionsMixed and edited sound effects for live performances
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Conferred with producers to determine and achieve the desired sound quality for recordings
Recorded speech and music on various recording media using professional audio equipment
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Worked with several well-known producers to achieve the desired sound quality for recordings
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Worked with several well-known producersEngaged with various artists and producers
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Recorded speech and music on various recording media using professional audio equipment
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Enhanced clarity and depth of recordingsImproved overall sound quality for projectsAchieved a more polished final product
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Mixing sound inputs
Operating audio recording equipment
Operating sound control consoles
Selecting materials or props
Dismantling equipment
Converting data between formats
Notifying others of equipment problems
The work itself
What a Sound Engineering Technician does
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Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.
What it pays
How much does a Sound Engineering 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
$49,910
Median
$73,130
75th percentile
$100,280
About 13,080 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Sound Engineering 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.