DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-4012 Broadcast Technicians

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 204$15.21/hr$1.18/hr$9.98/hr$10.59/hr$14.09/hr$19.86/hr$22.92/hr
Minnesota 43077$21.81/hr$1.68/hr$11.17/hr$13.49/hr$18.11/hr$25.32/hr$42.68/hr
U S 28,650917$22.73/hr$0.30/hr$10.51/hr$13.28/hr$19.71/hr$29.40/hr$39.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Broadcast Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Information30$15.34/hr
Other Regional Data For Broadcast Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 260 $22.65/hr 9.2%
Southwest Minnesota 40 $11.42/hr 8.0%
Northeast Minnesota 30 $15.21/hr 8.0%
Central Minnesota 20 $14.09/hr 7.4%
Southeast Minnesota 20 $15.05/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A $14.31/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers330$19.09/hr4.7%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers180$23.94/hr-1.7%
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and RepairersN/AN/AN/A
Sound Engineering TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Film and Video EditorsN/AN/AN/A
Nuclear Power Reactor OperatorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Broadcast Technicians