Audio Editor
Impact: Creative, Technical
Audio Editors are responsible for manipulating and refining audio recordings for various media, including music, film, television, podcasts, and video games. This involves tasks such as noise reduction, equalization, mixing, mastering, and synchronizing audio with visual elements. They work to enhance sound quality, achieve artistic vision, and ensure technical specifications are met for final delivery.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented projects with significant solo work
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal, occasional studio visits or on-location recording
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $65,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $95,000
- Growth by 2033
- 8%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- 46.15%
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- DAW Proficiency
- Sound Design
- Mixing & Mastering
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Creativity
- Problem-Solving
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior Audio Editor
- Audio Editor
- Senior Audio Editor
- Sound Designer/Mixer/Mastering Engineer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High