46T Visual Information Equipment Operator-Maintainer: civilian jobs and resume guide
46T Visual Information Equipment Operator-Maintainer is source-described through visual information equipment and systems, video teleconferencing, switching, audio mixing, and imaging equipment, and closed-circuit, satellite, microwave, RF, and cable distribution systems. Keep only the parts that match your own assignment.
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$58,100
Median national pay for Audio and Video Technician
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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.
Typical national pay$46,390–$77,560Median $58,100 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 3: medium preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.
Typical national pay$44,490–$67,300Median $52,600 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 3: medium preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Install, service, and repair electronic equipment or instruments such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders.
Calibrate and test equipment, and locate circuit and component faults, using hand and power tools and measuring and testing instruments such as resistance meters and oscilloscopes.
Confer with customers to determine the nature of problems or to explain repairs.
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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
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Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer
Summary
Audiovisual equipment installer and repairer specializing in the installation, servicing, and repair of electronic entertainment systems, including televisions and audio equipment, while providing customer support and maintenance
Experience
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Installed, serviced, and repaired electronic equipment such as televisions, radios, and videocassette recorders
Calibrated and tested equipment, locating circuit and component faults using hand and power tools and measuring instruments
Conferred with customers to determine the nature of problems and explained necessary repairs
Positioned and mounted speakers, wiring them to consoles as part of installation processes
Instructed customers on the safe and proper use of audiovisual equipment
Made service calls to repair units in customers' homes or returned units to shops for major repairs
Read and interpreted electronic circuit diagrams, specifications, and service manuals to guide repairs
Repairing electronic equipment, Maintaining maintenance records
Core Skills
Interpreting blueprints, Reading needed technical information
Checking & Planning
Testing electrical circuits, Estimating labor and material costs
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Gather evidence from your actual work
Write private notes for yourself. Keep only facts you can explain and support.
For visual information equipment and systems, identify the work you did and the record that verifies it.
Name only the tools, materials, or records you used for video teleconferencing, switching, audio mixing, and imaging equipment.
For closed-circuit, satellite, microwave, RF, and cable distribution systems, capture a scope or outcome only when you can document it.
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Before
Fictional example: Worked with visual information equipment and systems and video teleconferencing, switching, audio mixing, and imaging equipment during military service.
After
Fictional example: Supported work involving visual information equipment and systems and video teleconferencing, switching, audio mixing, and imaging equipment in an operational setting.
Why this wording is fair
visual information equipment and systems
video teleconferencing, switching, audio mixing, and imaging equipment
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