DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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. Excludes "Audio and Video Technicians" (27-4011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	150	34	$24.41/hr	$1.68/hr	$11.63/hr	$14.79/hr	$26.62/hr	$30.73/hr	$35.98/hr
U S	12,890	657	$32.58/hr	$1.08/hr	$12.63/hr	$17.14/hr	$26.59/hr	$38.43/hr	$58.93/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Sound Engineering Technicians Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Information 60 $27.78/hr Leisure and Hospitality 60 $26.11/hr Education and Health Services 10 $23.01/hr

Other Regional Data For Sound Engineering Technicians Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minnesota 150 $26.62/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 130 $26.91/hr N/A Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 130 $26.91/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 10 $20.11/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Broadcast Technicians	430	$18.11/hr	1.3%
Film and Video Editors	190	N/A	1.6%
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	180	$44.16/hr	N/A
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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	N/A	N/A	N/A
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• Records speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
• Synchronizes and equalizes prerecorded dialog, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion picture or television production, using control console.
• Reproduces and duplicates sound recordings from original recording media, using sound editing and duplication equipment.
• Mixes and edits voices, music, and taped sound effects, during stage performances, using sound mixing board.
• Regulates volume level and quality of sound during motion picture, phonograph, television, or radio production recording sessions, using control console.
• Keeps log of recordings.
• Maintains recording equipment.
• Sets up, adjusts, and tests recording equipment to prepare for recording session.