AV Technician
Impact: Event success, Communication facilitation, Audience engagement
Sets up, operates, and maintains audio and visual equipment for events, presentations, and broadcasts.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- 10-20% local
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $55,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000 - $45,000
- Senior
- $85,000 - $100,000
- 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
- $0 - $10,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Audio Mixing
- Video Production
- Lighting Design
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Setup
- Live Event Support
Soft skills
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Attention to Detail
- Teamwork
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Certificate or Vocational Training
- 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
- AV Technician
- Lead AV Technician
- AV Manager
- Technical Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25% to some tasks can be automated, but human oversight and troubleshooting remain critical
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.4/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate