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Broadcast Technicians
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.
What a broadcast technician does
Become a broadcast technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good broadcast technician
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $41 per hour with a typical salary of $49,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $63 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $4,600 and $55,100 per year.
- 46% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $48 per hour with a typical salary of $29,900 per year.
- 74.3% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Broadcast Technician job outlook
- There are 494 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 9 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 15% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 48% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.