Broadcast Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission.
- Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.
- Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
- Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.
- Preview scheduled programs to ensure that signals are functioning and programs are ready for transmission.
- Select sources from which programming will be received or through which programming will be transmitted.
- Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
- Substitute programs in cases where signals fail.
- Design and modify equipment to employer specifications.
- Monitor and log transmitter readings.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -17.6%
National: -2.0%
Education
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$60,700.00
State
No Data
Regional
Broadcast Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications |
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 43.37%
- Some College Courses = 26.62%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 17.42%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 10.20%
- Bachelor's Degree = 2.39%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 45.35%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 23.71%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.50%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.33%
- None = 6.27%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2.18%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.66%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 35.28%
- Up to and including 1 month = 16.49%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.81%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.56%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.50%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.56%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 31.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 25.95%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 18.35%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.16%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 6.87%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.21%
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Broadcast Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission.
- Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.
- Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
- Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.
- Preview scheduled programs to ensure that signals are functioning and programs are ready for transmission.
- Select sources from which programming will be received or through which programming will be transmitted.
- Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
- Substitute programs in cases where signals fail.
- Design and modify equipment to employer specifications.
- Monitor and log transmitter readings.
- Play and record broadcast programs, using automation systems.
- Set up, operate, and maintain broadcast station computers and networks.
- Install broadcast equipment, troubleshoot equipment problems, and perform maintenance or minor repairs, using hand tools.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions, using video console control panels.
- Record sound onto tape or film for radio or television, checking its quality and making adjustments where necessary.
- Align antennae with receiving dishes to obtain the clearest signal for transmission of broadcasts from field locations.
- Organize recording sessions and prepare areas, such as radio booths and television stations, for recording.
- Instruct trainees in use of television production equipment, filming of events, and copying and editing graphics or sound onto videotape.
- Schedule programming or read television programming logs to determine which programs are to be recorded or aired.
- Edit broadcast material electronically, using computers.
- Give technical directions to other personnel during filming.
- Set up and operate portable field transmission equipment outside the studio.
- Determine the number, type, and approximate location of microphones needed for best sound recording or transmission quality, and position them appropriately.
- Prepare reports outlining past and future programs, including content.
- Discuss production requirements with clients.
- Produce educational and training films and videotapes by performing activities, such as selecting equipment and preparing scripts.
- Make commercial dubs.
- Develop employee work schedules.
- Produce graphics for broadcasts.
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Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Audio mixing consoles (Audio mixer consoles)
- Media control systems (Audio patch bays)
- Desktop computers
- Digital voice recorders (Digital audio recorders)
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Digital video cameras)
- Digital video disk players or recorders (Digital video disk DVD recorders)
- Hard disk drives (Disk storage systems)
- Video editors (Frame synchronizers)
- Satellite receivers (Integrated receiver decoders IRD)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Media control systems (Master control switchers)
- Modulators
- Network routers
- Video editors (Non-linear editing systems)
- Personal computers
- Camera controllers (Robotic studio cameras)
- Satellite receivers
- Minivans or vans (Satellite vans)
- Radio frequency transmitters or receivers (Signal transmitters)
- Audio mixing consoles (Sound effect generators)
- Frequency analyzers (Spectrum analyzers)
- Stage or studio lighting systems (Studio lighting)
- Oscilloscopes (Vector scopes)
- Video editors (Video consoles)
- Video editors (Video editing equipment)
- Media control systems (Video patch bays)
- Computer servers (Video servers)
- Videoconferencing systems (Video teleconferencing systems)
- Video cassette players or recorders (Videotape machines)
- Video editors (Vision mixers)
- Oscilloscopes (Waveform monitors)
- Microphones (Wired microphones)
Technologies Include:
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Video creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro software
- Avid software
- Character generator software
- Video decoder software
- Video encoder software
- Video encryption software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
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Special Requirements
Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Broadcast Technicians
Additional Resources
For information on careers for broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators, write to:
National Association of Broadcasters
1771 N St. NW.
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.nab.org
For information on certification, contact:
Society of Broadcast Engineers
9247 North Meridian St.
Suite 305
Indianapolis, IN 46260
http://www.sbe.org
For information on careers in the motion picture and television industry, contact:
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
595 West Hartsdale Ave.
White Plains, NY 10607
http://www.smpte.org
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
80.00 | Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
70.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
63.50 | Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
61.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
62.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
62.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
65.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
56.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
83.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
80.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
78.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
77.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
72.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
72.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
72.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
69.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
65.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
64.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
63.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
63.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
61.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
59.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
59.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
59.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
58.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
57.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
55.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
55.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
54.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
53.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
53.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
53.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
52.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
52.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
51.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
51.25 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
80.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
79.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
75.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
75.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
73.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
73.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
71.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
70.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
69.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
63.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
63.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
62.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
61.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
55.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
50.00 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
50.00 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
99.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
95.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
91.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
90.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
84.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
83.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
83.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
81.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
78.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
78.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
77.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
76.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
73.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
70.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
66.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
64.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
63.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
61.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
61.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
60.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
56.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
54.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
53.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
51.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
51.20 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $29,450.00 | $60,700.00 | $100,320.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $72,107.93 | $114,833.32 | $122,549.94 |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $28,617.21 | $43,110.65 | $59,813.89 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $42,273.67 | $65,092.26 | $80,931.52 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $65,369.52 | $83,421.69 | $109,967.22 |
Piedmont Workforce | $26,473.88 | $36,534.24 | $48,757.67 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 30,500 | 29,900 | -2.0% |
Virginia | 695 | 573 | -17.6% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Photographers
- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
- Sound Engineering Technicians
- Technical Writers
- Writers and Authors
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Communications Radio
- Photography, General
- Field Radio Operator
- Information Systems Technician
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Assistant Engineer
- Audio Engineer
- Audio Operator
- Audio Technician
- Audio/Video Technician
- Board Operator
- Broadcast Engineer
- Broadcast Field Supervisor
- Broadcast Maintenance Engineer
- Broadcast Maintenance Technician
- Broadcast Operations Engineer
- Broadcast Operations Technician
- Broadcast Technician
- Cable Television Access Coordinator
- Chyron Operator
- Color Technician
- Computer Engineer
- Control Engineer
- Control Operator
- Control Room Operator
- Control Room Technician
- Control Supervisor
- Electronics Technician
- Engineer
- Engineering and Operations Director
- Engineering Director
- Engineering Operator
- Engineering Technician
- Facsimile Operator
- Field Engineer
- Field Technician
- Maintenance Engineer
- Master Control Engineer
- Master Control Operator (MCO)
- Master Control Supervisor
- Microphone Operator
- Mixer Operator
- Newcast Director
- News Gathering Technician
- Operating Engineer
- Operations Manager
- Operations Technician
- Operator Technician
- Production Assistant
- Production Editor
- Production Manager
- Program Clerk
- Program Scheduler
- Projection Engineer
- Radio Board Operator
- Radio Engineer
- Radio Station Audio Engineer
- Radio Station Engineer
- Radio Technician
- Radio/TV Technician (Radio/Television Technician)
- Records and Tape Recordings Engineer
- Remote Broadcast Engineer
- Remote Broadcast Technician
- Signal Engineer
- Sound Controller
- Sound Effects Manager
- Sound Effects Technician
- Sound Mixer
- Sound Person
- Sound Technician
- Special Effects Technician
- Staff Engineer
- Station Engineer
- Studio Control Operator
- Studio Engineer
- Studio Operation Engineer
- Studio Technician
- Technical Director
- Technical Operator
- Technical Testing Engineer
- Telecasting Engineer
- Telecasting Technician
- Telecine Operator
- Television Audio Engineer
- Television Engineer
- Television Operator
- Television Technician
- Transmission Engineer
- Transmission Operator
- Transmitter Engineer
- Transmitter Operator
- Transmitter Supervisor
- Video Control Engineer
- Video Operator
- Videographer
- Videotape Operator
- Wire Photo Operator
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Related Schools
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Virginia Peninsula Community College
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