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

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2021 Workforce

90.5k

Average Age

39.5

Average Salary

$59,595

Average Male Salary

$60,996

Average Female Salary

$48,708

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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 $59,595 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Austin City (South) PUMA, TX, LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, and Burbank City PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are Burbank City PUMA, CA, Austin City (South) PUMA, TX, and Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA.

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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 2021 was 90,457 people, of which 11.4% were women and 88.6% were men. Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other are paid most in LA City (West Central/Westwood & West Los Angeles) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Burbank City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

80,145

Male Workforce

± 6.95k

10,312

Female Workforce

± 2.49k

The Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce in 2021 was 90,457 people (11.4% women and 88.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −2.03% between 2014 (92,330) and 2021 (90,457).

Employment by Location

Level

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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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Montana ($93,365), New Jersey ($83,630), and District of Columbia ($77,459).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$59,595

AVERAGE WAGE

#215 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other earned an average of $59,595, $1 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.424

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.424, 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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. 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 Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing ($154,475).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

90.5k

2021 Workforce

± 7,382

5.54%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.1%

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 43.5%, followed by Motion pictures & video industries with 41.3% and Sound recording industries with 15.2%.

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 2021 was 90,457 people, with 11.4% woman, and 88.6% 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 36.1, 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 2021 was 90,457 people, with 11.4% woman, and 88.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (13,997 people), 30 to 34 years (11,871 people), and 35 to 39 years (11,816 people). Among them they concentrated 41.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 12.8% of Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workers were Hispanic and 87.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.1%), Puerto Rican (13.8)%, and Cuban (12.1)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.4% of the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce were White, of which 9.71% were women and 90.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.93%) and Two or More Races (5.91%).

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 2021 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.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (7,260 people), Visual & Performing Arts (6,797 people), and Engineering (4,933 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 (30,206 people), Some college (25,115 people), and High School or Equivalent (14,666 people).

The graphic shows the Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other workforce by gender and educational level.

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.