Arts, Design & Media

Broadcast Technicians

SOC 27-4012

Run the equipment that gets broadcasts and recordings on air.

Median pay

$60k

$40k to $84k typical range

Outlook

Declining

2k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI exposure

62%

modeled estimate · 49th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

36/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Writing
Reading Comprehension
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.