Creative & Media
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$59,570
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$31k – $124k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $91,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Broadcast Technicians
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Broadcast Technicians
Entry / Junior
$31,390
~2 yrs to advance
Broadcast Technicians
Established
$59,570
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Broadcast Technicians
Senior
$91,620
Key skills
A typical day
- •Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
- •Monitor and log transmitter readings.
- •Maintain programming logs as required by station management and the Federal Communications Commission.
- •Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
- •Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.