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Audio and Video Technicians

Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

US jobs
70,230
Median wage
$58,100 a year
Job family
Design, media, and writing

Can agents do the work of audio and video technicians?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Design, media, and writing:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. OSWorld-Verified includes tasks in image, slide, and document apps, and the best agent passes 90.2% of all its computer tasks. No task-level benchmark in our collection scores the quality of design or writing work.
  • Project levelNot yetOn the Remote Labor Index, which includes graphic design, video, 3D, audio, and web projects from freelance platforms, the best agent completed 15.8% of projects to a standard a client would accept. GDPval deliverables score higher (84.9% wins or ties against professionals, reported by OpenAI), but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
  • Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
  • Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
  • Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
  • Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.
  • Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.
  • Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
  • Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
  • Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance.
  • Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.
  • Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notify directors of any possible problems.
Other job titles for this occupation (35)

Audio Technician · Audio Visual Specialist (AV Specialist) · AV Tech (Audio Visual Technician) · Media Technician · Operations Technician · Stagehand · Video Technician · Audio Installer · Audio Video Technician · Audio Visual Communications Systems Technician · Audio Visual Installer (AV Installer) · AV Installation Tech (Audiovisual Installation Technician) · AV Production Specialist (Audio Visual Production Specialist) · AV Specialist (Audiovisual Specialist) · AV Tech (Audiovisual Technician) · Communications Equipment Operating Technician · Event AV Operator (Event Audio Visual Operator) · Event Crew Technician · Event Technician · Low Voltage Technician (Low Voltage Tech) · Music, Sound, and Light Technician · Projector Operator · Service Technician (Service Tech) · Sight Effects Specialist · Sound Controller · Stage Technician · Theater Technician · Video Control Operator · Video Equipment Technician · Video Installer · Video Operator · Video Production Assistant · Video Production Specialist · Video Projection Technician · Video Teleconferencing Technician (VTC Tech)