DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-4011 Audio and Video Technicians

Occupational Description:
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. Excludes "Sound Engineering Technicians" (27-4014), "Lighting Technicians" (27-4015), and "Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers" (49-2097).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 6016$25.57/hr$1.85/hr$17.00/hr$20.31/hr$23.48/hr$28.75/hr$36.92/hr
Minnesota 1,070186$23.83/hr$1.10/hr$13.70/hr$17.21/hr$23.18/hr$29.07/hr$36.19/hr
U S 73,9601,775$24.91/hr$0.27/hr$12.96/hr$16.64/hr$22.30/hr$30.41/hr$40.40/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Audio and Video Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 890 $23.55/hr 19.8%
Central Minnesota 60 $23.48/hr 12.5%
Southeast Minnesota 40 $21.34/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 30 $14.55/hr 21.7%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $20.22/hr 17.4%
Northwest Minnesota N/A $13.81/hr 6.7%
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Tasks for Audio and Video Technicians