Sound Engineering Technicians
SOC Code: 27-4014
Sound Engineering Technicianss confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 86.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 86.6 — Very High
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Median Salary
$66,430
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Job Growth
-1.7%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Critical Thinking
- •Active Listening
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Speaking
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
Common Tasks
- ✓Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.
- ✓Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
- ✓Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
- ✓Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds during the mixing or postproduction stage.
- ✓Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation