Arts, Design & Media

Audio Engineers

SOC 27-4011

Record, mix, and master audio for music, film, TV, and podcasts.

Median pay

$58k

$46k to $78k typical range

Outlook

Growing

7k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI exposure

64%

modeled estimate · 61th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

54/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Writing
Speaking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.