Audio Producer
Impact: Creative output, Audience engagement
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 the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $92,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000 - $60,000
- Senior
- $120,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 8% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High to 100-150% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Audio Mixing
- Sound Engineering
- Digital Audio Workstations (DAW)
- Music Production Software
- Acoustics
- Post-Production
Soft skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Creativity
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Assistant Audio Producer
- Audio Producer
- Senior Audio Producer
- Music Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20% to some tasks can be automated, but creative and collaborative aspects remain human-centric
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High