Creative & Media
Sound Engineering Technicians
Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.
Median salary
$66,430
Typical range
$37k – $135k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
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Junior Sound Engineering Technicians
Entry / Junior
$36,600
~2 yrs to advance
Sound Engineering Technicians
Established
$66,430
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Sound Engineering Technicians
Senior
$100,705
Key skills
A typical day
- •Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.
- •Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
- •Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
- •Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds during the mixing or postproduction stage.
- •Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
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