AI Career Radar

Audio and Video Technicians

Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

AI exposure38 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation17
Freedom to set tasks73
Repeating the same tasks77
$58,100Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
61Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Monitoring
63
69
Critical Thinking
63
63
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
56
Coordination
62
53
Active Learning
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
63
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
53
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Instructing
58
47
Learning Strategies
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
38
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
38
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Selection
47
44
Troubleshooting
47
44
Equipment Maintenance
47
35
Technology Design
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Operations Monitoring
46
63
Repairing
46
31
Programming
45
25
Operation and Control
43
50

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Active Learning, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Operation and Control

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making

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82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Audio and Video Technicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.