Audiovisual Technician
Impact: Event success, Communication facilitation, Entertainment delivery
Set up, operate, maintain, and repair sound and video equipment for live events, such as concerts, sports games, business meetings, and conferences. This includes installing, adjusting, and operating electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit various media presentations.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-60
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $58,100
- Entry-level
- $40,000
- Senior
- $79,000
- Growth by 2033
- 3-4% (Average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $17,000 - $26,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Audio Mixing
- Video Editing
- Equipment Setup
- Troubleshooting
- Network Configuration
Soft skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Problem Solving
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5
- Years to senior
- 5-10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior AV Tech
- AV Technician
- Senior AV Technician
- AV Manager/Engineer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 20% - 40% (Low Risk)
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.4/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 2.8/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High