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	Sound Engineering Technicians	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	Media Technical Directors/Managers	Audio and Video Technicians	Film and Video Editors
SUMMARY	37% Low Risk	31% Low Risk	32% Low Risk	34% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	4.6/10	5.4/10	5.5/10	5.2/10	4.8/10
POLLING	33% (Low Risk, Based on 185 votes)	26% (Low Risk, Based on 51 votes)	60% (High Risk, Based on 32 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 101 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 950 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-1.7%	-0.8%	4.9%	3.3%	4.0%
WAGES	$66,430 or $31.93 per hour	$71,300 or $34.28 per hour	$83,480 or $40.13 per hour	$54,830 or $26.36 per hour	$70,980 or $34.12 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	13,050	59,990	145,270	70,080	28,860
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DESCRIPTION	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.	Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.	Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.	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.	Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

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