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Broadcast Technicians

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$59570	1800	-2.4%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$59570

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

1800

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

-2.4%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Maintain logs of production activities.
Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
Maintain recording or broadcasting equipment.
Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.
Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
Write informational material.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare operational budgets.
Prepare operational budgets for green energy or other green operations.
Prepare project budgets.
Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
Monitor broadcasting operations to ensure proper functioning.
Notify others of equipment problems.
Operate audio recording equipment.
Direct productions or performances.
Train others on work processes.
Read materials to determine needed actions.
Schedule operational activities.
Edit audio or video recordings.
Coordinate activities of production personnel.
Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Develop educational or training programs.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Play and record broadcast programs, using automation systems.
Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
Set up, operate, and maintain broadcast station computers and networks.
Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.
Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.
Monitor and log transmitter readings.
Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions, using video console control panels.
Select sources from which programming will be received or through which programming will be transmitted.
Install broadcast equipment, troubleshoot equipment problems, and perform maintenance or minor repairs, using hand tools.
Preview scheduled programs to ensure that signals are functioning and programs are ready for transmission.
Record sound onto tape or film for radio or television, checking its quality and making adjustments where necessary.
Substitute programs in cases where signals fail.
Align antennae with receiving dishes to obtain the clearest signal for transmission of broadcasts from field locations.
Design and modify equipment to employer specifications.
Edit broadcast material electronically, using computers.
Organize recording sessions and prepare areas, such as radio booths and television stations, for recording.
Determine the number, type, and approximate location of microphones needed for best sound recording or transmission quality, and position them appropriately.
Set up and operate portable field transmission equipment outside the studio.
Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission.
Produce graphics for broadcasts.
Give technical directions to other personnel during filming.
Schedule programming or read television programming logs to determine which programs are to be recorded or aired.
Instruct trainees in use of television production equipment, filming of events, and copying and editing graphics or sound onto videotape.
Develop budgets.
Discuss production requirements with clients.
Produce educational and training films and videotapes by performing activities, such as selecting equipment and preparing scripts.
Prepare reports outlining past and future programs, including content.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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