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

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2024 Workforce

107k

Average Age

39.8

Average Salary

$65,424

Average Male Salary

$67,348

Average Female Salary

$52,340

About

Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are most often employed by the Motion pictures & video industries industry. The average yearly wage for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other was $65,424 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Los Angeles County (Central)--Burbank City PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County--LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County (North)--LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Los Angeles County (Central)--Burbank City PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (North)--LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, and Houston City (Northwest)--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce. Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce in 2024 was 107,234 people, of which 12.8% were women and 87.2% were men.

Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are paid most in Putnam County & Southern Dutchess County PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (Central)--Burbank City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

93,482

Male Workforce

± 7.5k

13,752

Female Workforce

± 2.88k

The Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce in 2024 was 107,234 people (12.8% women and 87.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.6% between 2014 (92,744) and 2024 (107,234).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Montana ($99,256), New Jersey ($90,335), and District of Columbia ($85,924).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$65,424

AVERAGE WAGE

#197 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other earned an average of $65,424, $4,454 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.427

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.427, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other and on wages for those in the field. Motion pictures & video industries 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 Building material & supplies dealers ($224,997).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

107k

2024 Workforce

± 8,037

6.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.1%

This graphic shows the share of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other employed by various industries. Motion pictures & video industries employs the largest share of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other at 39.3%, followed by Broadcasting & content providers with 33.5% and Sound recording industries with 14%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in the US. The workforce of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in 2024 was 107,234 people, with 12.8% woman, and 87.2% men. The average age of male Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is 35, and the most common race/ethnicity for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in 2024 was 107,234 people, with 12.8% woman, and 87.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (15,143 people), 35 to 39 years (13,832 people), and 30 to 34 years (13,375 people). Among them they concentrated 39.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 13.4% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workers were Hispanic and 86.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.1%), Puerto Rican (12.6)%, and Dominican (6.34)%

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Races

In 2024, 69.1% of the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce were White, of which 11% were women and 89% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11%) and Black (10.4%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, Active Listening stands, but 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 Maintenance.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (8,532 people), Visual & Performing Arts (8,510 people), and Engineering (5,459 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workers were Bachelors Degree (34,879 people), Some college (30,662 people), and High School or Equivalent (18,023 people).

The graphic shows the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension.