Headline risk
31%
High RiskBroadcast technicians
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 53,920
Employment 2024
24.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-2.8%
Openings (2024–34)
1.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of broadcast, sound, and video technicians is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible. AI use: 0%
- 2. Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts. AI use: 0%
- 3. Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing. AI use: 0%
- 4. Monitor and log transmitter readings. AI use: 0%
- 5. Play and record broadcast programs, using automation systems. AI use: 0%
- 6. Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 44.5 · 121K employed
Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 65% · 55+: 29%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Broadcast, sound, and video technicians set up, operate, and maintain the electrical equipment for media programs.
Broadcast, sound, and video technicians typically work indoors in radio, television, movie, and recording studios. They may also work in hotels, arenas, offices, or schools.
Broadcast, sound, and video technicians typically need postsecondary education. Depending on the work they do, educational requirements may vary.
The median annual wage for broadcast, sound, and video technicians was $56,600 in May 2024.
Overall employment of broadcast, sound, and video technicians is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.