What do they do?
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.
Also known as:
Audio Engineer, Board Operator, Broadcast Engineer, Broadcast Maintenance Engineer, Broadcast Operations Engineer, Broadcast Operations Technician (Broadcast Ops Tech), Broadcast Systems Support Engineer, Control Operator, Operations Technician (Ops Tech), Production Engineer, Radio Engineer, Radio Technician (Radio Tech), Remote Broadcast Engineer, Studio Engineer, Videotape Operator (VT Operator)
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- Bachelor's degree (35%)
- Some college, no degree (26%)
- High school diploma equivalent (16%)
- Associate's degree (11%)
- Master's degree (8%)
- Less than high school diploma (2%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Broadcast Technicians
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
- Maintain recording or broadcasting equipment.
- Notify others of equipment problems.
- Monitor broadcasting operations to ensure proper functioning.
- Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
- Maintain logs of production activities.
- Operate audio recording equipment.
- Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.
- Create computer-generated graphics or animation.
- Write informational material.
- Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
- Design electrical equipment or systems.
- Edit audio or video recordings.
- Direct productions or performances.
- Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
- Coordinate activities of production personnel.
- Read materials to determine needed actions.
- Schedule operational activities.
- Train others on work processes.
- Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
- Prepare operational budgets.
- Prepare operational budgets for green energy or other green operations.
- Prepare project budgets.
- Confer with clients to determine needs.
- Develop educational or training programs.
This page includes data from:
Career data:
O*NET 31.0 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics
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