Audio Visual Technician
Impact: Direct
Audio Visual Technicians set up, operate, maintain, and repair equipment used to enhance live events, presentations, and broadcasts. This includes microphones, sound speakers, video screens, projectors, video recorders, and lighting equipment. They work in various settings such as corporate events, conferences, concerts, educational institutions, and hotels, ensuring seamless audio and visual experiences.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Balanced
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Occasional
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $55,000
- Entry-level
- $38,000
- Senior
- $75,000
- Growth by 2033
- 8%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- Medium
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Audio Mixing
- Video Editing
- Lighting Design
Soft skills
- Problem Solving
- Active Listening
- Coordination
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- 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
- Start as a junior technician, advance to lead technician, then potentially to AV manager or event production specialist.
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate