Sound Engineering Technicians
Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.
43 alternate job titles:
Acoustical Consultant
Acoustical Engineer
Audio DSP Engineer (Audio Digital Signal Processor Engineer)
Audio Engineer
Audio Operator
Audio Recording Engineer
Audio Video Engineer
Disc Recordist
Dub Room Engineer
Film Recordist
Film Sound Coordinator
Film Sound Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Mechanic Sound Technician (Mechanic Sound Tech)
Mechanical Sound Technician (Mechanical Sound Tech)
Mixer
Mixing Engineer
Mixing Operator
Mixing Technician (Mixing Tech)
Music Engineer
Music Producer
Musical Engineer
Play Back Operator
Producer
Public Address System Installer (PA System Installer)
Public Address System Mechanic (PA System Mechanic)
Public Address Technician (PA Tech)
Recording Engineer
Recordist
Rerecording Mixer
Sound Cutter
Sound Designer
Sound Editor
Sound Effects Technician (Sound Effects Tech)
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech)
Sound Equipment Mechanic
Sound Mixer
Sound Printer
Sound Recording Technician (Sound Recording Tech)
Sound Recordist
Sound Technician (Sound Tech)
Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Salary Information
Sound Engineering Technicians: $66,430 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions. | General |
| Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video. | General |
| Select materials or props. | General |
| Operate audio recording equipment. | General |
| Notify others of equipment problems. | General |
| Mix sound inputs. | General |
| Dismantle equipment or temporary structures. | General |
| Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats. | General |
| Maintain logs of production activities. | Maintenance |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Web page creation and editing software | |
| Git | File versioning software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| IBM Middleware | Transaction server software |
| Unity Technologies Unity | Development environment software |
| Adobe Audition | Music or sound editing software |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Audio editing software | Music or sound editing software |
| Avid Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software |
| Avid Technology Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software |
| Avid Technology audio visual editing software | Video creation and editing software |
| Cisco IOS | Operating system software |
| Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Microsoft operating system | Operating system software |
| Musical instrument digital interface MIDI software | Music or sound editing software |
| Real time operating system RTOS software | Operating system software |
| VMware | Clustering software |
| Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software | Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software |
| Perforce software | Metadata management software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Avid Certified Expert: Pro Tools | S6 | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Mixer: ICON Mixer | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Operator for Pro Tools | Post | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Operator: Avid VENUE | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Operator: Pro Tools | Music | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Operator: Pro Tools | Worksurface | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Professional: Avid VENUE | S6L | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified Professional: Media Composer | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified User: Avid VENUE | S6L | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified User: Media Composer | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified User: Pro Tools for Game Audio | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Avid Certified User: Sibelius | Avid Technology, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified 8-VSB Specialist | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified AM Directional Specialist | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Audio Engineer | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer | Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. | Not Available |
| Certified Technology Specialist-Installation | Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association | Not Available |
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