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

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2020 Workforce

85.7k

Average Age

39.1

Average Salary

$55,920

Average Male Salary

$57,447

Average Female Salary

$43,518

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 $55,920 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other by wage are Telecommunications line installers & repairers, Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, and Dental hygienists.

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 Austin City (South) PUMA, TX, Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA, and LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA, Burbank City 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 Software publishing. Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are paid most in Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach & Homecrest PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$55,920

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,343

In 2020, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other earned an average of $55,920, $34 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Telecommunications line installers & repairers make somewhat more than Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other while Dental hygienists 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

0.416

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.416, which is lower than 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).

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.

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, Sound recording industries, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Religious organizations, Wired telecommunications carriers, Performing arts companies, Amusement & Recreation, Construction, Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events, agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, and other public figures, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, by average wage, are Software publishing, Petroleum refining, and Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. .

Industries by Share

85.7k

2020 Workforce

± 7,185

1.32%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.7%

The number of people employed as Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other has been growing at a rate of 1.32%, from 84,589 people in 2019 to 85,706 people in 2020.

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 19.4%, followed by Motion pictures & video industries with 18.1% and Sound recording industries with 6.24%.

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 36.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

76.3k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,780

9.4k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,380

89% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

71% 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 8.55% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, Black (Non-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 Sex

39.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.2

36.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.27

The median age of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other is 39.1, and Male employees are generally 3.4 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 degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree 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 Active Listening. 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 Repairing.