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Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

in Washington State

Set up or set up and operate audio and video equipment including microphones, sound speakers, video screens, projectors, video monitors, recording equipment, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, and related electronic equipment for concerts, sports events, meetings and conventions, presentations, and news conferences. May also set up and operate associated spotlights and other custom lighting systems. Exclude "Sound Engineering Technicians" (27-4014).

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Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Percentiles					Hourly Average
Area	Year	Period	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Washington State	2010	Mar	$13.00	$14.76	$18.55	$25.31	$29.40	$19.97

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Short Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2009 2nd Qtr	2011 2nd Qtr
Washington State	939	946	7	0.4	31

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Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	% Change	Annual Avg Openings
	2008	2018
Washington State	971	1,051	80	8.2	38

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Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.

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Skills

Importance
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Competence Level

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Troubleshooting

Reading Comprehension

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
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Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.

Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality, and notify directors of any possible problems.

Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds, or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures.

Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment used to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, cable programs, and motion pictures.

Design layouts of audio and video equipment, and perform upgrades and maintenance.

Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.

Diagnose and resolve media system problems in classrooms.

Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.

Meet with directors and senior members of camera crews to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, camera movements, and picture composition.

Construct and position properties, sets, lighting equipment, and other equipment.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
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Interacting With Computers

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Getting Information

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Thinking Creatively

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
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Relationships

Achievement

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
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Conventional

Social

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Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

Alternate Titles

Audio Technician, Audio Visual Technician, Audio-Visual Production Specialist, Audio/Visual Manager, Audio/Visual Operator, Audiovisual Communications Systems Technician, Broadcast Engineer, Broadcast Technician, Communications Equipment Operating Technician, Communications Technician, Equipment Technician, Instructional Systems Specialist, Laserist, Light Technician, Lighting Equipment Operator, Master Control Engineer, Master Control Operator (MCO), Media Technician, Multimedia Educational Specialist, Multimedia Production Assistant, Music Sound Light Technician, Operations Technician, Photographer, Photojournalist, Planetarium Technician

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