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

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
95.6k
Average Age
39.5
Average Salary
$62,624
Average Male Salary
$64,339
Average Female Salary
$49,462

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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 $62,624 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Austin City (South) PUMA, TX, Los Angeles County (Central)--Burbank City PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (East Central & Hollywood) 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 Austin City (South) PUMA, TX.

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 2022 was 95,587 people, of which 11.5% were women and 88.5% were men. Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are paid most in Los Angeles County (West Central)--LA City (West Los Angeles, Century City & Palms) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (Central)--Burbank City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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84,564
Male Workforce
± 7.14k
11,023
Female Workforce
± 2.58k

The Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce in 2022 was 95,587 people (11.5% women and 88.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 3.07% between 2014 (92,744) and 2022 (95,587).

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Employment by Location

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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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Montana ($123,948), New Jersey ($86,143), and Delaware ($81,660).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$62,624
AVERAGE WAGE
#228 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other earned an average of $62,624, $2,059 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.429
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.429, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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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 Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing ($149,012).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
95.6k
2022 Workforce
± 7,588
5.26%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.8%

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 43.7%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 39.5% and Sound recording industries with 16.8%.

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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 2022 was 95,587 people, with 11.5% woman, and 88.5% men. The average age of male Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in the workforce is 40 and of female Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is 35.8, 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 2022 was 95,587 people, with 11.5% woman, and 88.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (14,438 people), 35 to 39 years (12,432  people), and 30 to 34 years (11,863 people). Among them they concentrated 40.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 13.3% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workers were Hispanic and 86.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71%), Puerto Rican (17.6)%, and Cuban (11.4)%

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Races

In 2022, 74.4% of the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce were White, of which 10.2% were women and 89.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.46%) and Two or More Races (7.34%).

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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 2022 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 Selection.

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The most common majors achieved by Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (7,757 people), Visual & Performing Arts (7,353 people), and Engineering (4,886 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 (32,434 people), Some college (26,929 people), and High School or Equivalent (15,227 people).

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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, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking.

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