Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other

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Total Workforce

89.8k

Average Age

39.3

Average Salary

$52,835

Average Male Salary

$54,305

Average Female Salary

$39,061

About

Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are most often employed by the Broadcasting (except internet) industry. The average yearly wage for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other was $52,835 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other by wage are Statistical assistants, Production, planning, & expediting clerks, and Heavy vehicle & mobile equipment service technicians & mechanics.

Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are part of the Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations, along with Artists & related workers, Commercial and industrial designers, Fashion designers, Floral designers, Graphic designers, and 25 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA, LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA, and Austin City (South) PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA, LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA, and Austin City (South) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other and on wages and locations for those in the field. Broadcasting (except internet) is the industry that employs the most Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, by average wage, is Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals. Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are paid most in LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$52,835

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,963

In 2018, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other earned an average of $52,835, $1,053 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Statistical assistants make somewhat more than Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other while Production, planning, & expediting clerks make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.409

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.409, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, by number of employees, are Broadcasting (except internet), Motion pictures & video industries, and Sound recording industries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, by average wage, are Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Computer Systems Design, Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

Industries by Share

89.8k

2018 Workforce

± 7,353

-15.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.1%

The number of people employed as Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other has been declining at a rate of -15.2%, from 105,894 people in 2017 to 89,751 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other employed by various industries. Broadcasting (except internet) employs the largest share of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other at 20.5%, followed by Motion pictures & video industries with 18.3% and Sound recording industries with 8.09%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in the US. The average age of male Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in the workforce is 39.5 and of female Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is 37.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

81.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,990

8.65k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,283

90.4% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

71.2% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.68% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other.

Age by Gender

39.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.14

37.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.4

The median age of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is 39.3, and Male employees are generally 1.89 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is Communications but a relatively high number of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other hold a major in Communication Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Equipment Maintenance, and Installation.