Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
27-4011 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. Excludes “Sound Engineering Technicians” (27-4014), “Lighting Technicians” (27-4015), and “Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers” (49-2097).
National estimates for Audio and Video Technicians
Industry profile for Audio and Video Technicians
Geographic profile for Audio and Video Technicians
National estimates for Audio and Video Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Audio and Video Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 50,590 |
3.9 % |
$ 26.59 |
$ 55,310 |
1.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Audio and Video Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.50 |
$ 18.41 |
$ 23.47 |
$ 30.42 |
$ 43.36 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,160 |
$ 38,300 |
$ 48,820 |
$ 63,260 |
$ 90,180 |
Industry profile for Audio and Video Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Audio and Video Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Audio and Video Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Audio and Video Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
8,110 |
2.80 |
$ 27.24 |
$ 56,660 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
7,130 |
2.26 |
$ 30.51 |
$ 63,460 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
4,050 |
0.14 |
$ 24.59 |
$ 51,150 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
2,790 |
1.47 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,380 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
1,950 |
2.51 |
$ 24.28 |
$ 50,510 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Audio and Video Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
8,110 |
2.80 |
$ 27.24 |
$ 56,660 |
| Sound Recording Industries |
470 |
2.68 |
$ 22.61 |
$ 47,040 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
1,950 |
2.51 |
$ 24.28 |
$ 50,510 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
7,130 |
2.26 |
$ 30.51 |
$ 63,460 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
770 |
1.70 |
$ 26.92 |
$ 55,990 |
Top paying industries for Audio and Video Technicians:
Geographic profile for Audio and Video Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Audio and Video Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Audio and Video Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Audio and Video Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,930 |
0.54 |
1.50 |
$ 30.24 |
$ 62,890 |
| New York |
4,910 |
0.57 |
1.58 |
$ 31.16 |
$ 64,800 |
| Texas |
4,000 |
0.33 |
0.91 |
$ 21.68 |
$ 45,100 |
| Florida |
3,550 |
0.41 |
1.15 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,020 |
| Illinois |
2,350 |
0.42 |
1.17 |
$ 24.45 |
$ 50,860 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Audio and Video Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
540 |
0.82 |
2.27 |
$ 35.95 |
$ 74,770 |
| Hawaii |
390 |
0.70 |
1.96 |
$ 33.50 |
$ 69,680 |
| New York |
4,910 |
0.57 |
1.58 |
$ 31.16 |
$ 64,800 |
| California |
8,930 |
0.54 |
1.50 |
$ 30.24 |
$ 62,890 |
| Massachusetts |
1,800 |
0.53 |
1.48 |
$ 30.93 |
$ 64,340 |
Top paying states for Audio and Video Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
930 |
0.29 |
0.81 |
$ 36.44 |
$ 75,790 |
| District of Columbia |
540 |
0.82 |
2.27 |
$ 35.95 |
$ 74,770 |
| Hawaii |
390 |
0.70 |
1.96 |
$ 33.50 |
$ 69,680 |
| Missouri |
1,030 |
0.38 |
1.05 |
$ 31.38 |
$ 65,270 |
| New York |
4,910 |
0.57 |
1.58 |
$ 31.16 |
$ 64,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Audio and Video Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,960 |
0.87 |
2.41 |
$ 31.27 |
$ 65,040 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,700 |
0.54 |
1.51 |
$ 32.20 |
$ 66,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,810 |
0.43 |
1.19 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,920 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,470 |
0.50 |
1.39 |
$ 31.75 |
$ 66,040 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,390 |
0.54 |
1.49 |
$ 31.11 |
$ 64,700 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,200 |
0.54 |
1.49 |
$ 30.35 |
$ 63,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,170 |
0.33 |
0.91 |
$ 22.81 |
$ 47,440 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,090 |
0.44 |
1.23 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,420 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
800 |
0.44 |
1.22 |
$ 31.07 |
$ 64,630 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
790 |
0.68 |
1.88 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Audio and Video Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Charlottesville, VA |
170 |
1.57 |
4.38 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
100 |
1.27 |
3.55 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,630 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
80 |
1.17 |
3.26 |
$ 22.81 |
$ 47,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,960 |
0.87 |
2.41 |
$ 31.27 |
$ 65,040 |
| Bloomington, IL |
70 |
0.81 |
2.26 |
$ 22.53 |
$ 46,860 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
320 |
0.80 |
2.24 |
$ 35.17 |
$ 73,160 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
150 |
0.70 |
1.94 |
$ 19.58 |
$ 40,720 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
790 |
0.68 |
1.88 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,740 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
80 |
0.67 |
1.87 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,910 |
| St. George, UT |
50 |
0.64 |
1.78 |
$ 16.17 |
$ 33,630 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Audio and Video Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
730 |
0.38 |
1.07 |
$ 38.66 |
$ 80,410 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
320 |
0.80 |
2.24 |
$ 35.17 |
$ 73,160 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
580 |
0.46 |
1.27 |
$ 32.90 |
$ 68,430 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
180 |
0.30 |
0.83 |
$ 32.25 |
$ 67,080 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,700 |
0.54 |
1.51 |
$ 32.20 |
$ 66,980 |
| Springfield, MO |
60 |
0.30 |
0.83 |
$ 31.79 |
$ 66,130 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,470 |
0.50 |
1.39 |
$ 31.75 |
$ 66,040 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
150 |
0.40 |
1.11 |
$ 31.33 |
$ 65,160 |
| Trenton, NJ |
70 |
0.29 |
0.81 |
$ 31.31 |
$ 65,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,960 |
0.87 |
2.41 |
$ 31.27 |
$ 65,040 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Audio and Video Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Audio and Video Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Audio and Video Technicians:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
