Audio and video technician
Sets up, maintains, and takes down audio and video equipment like microphones, speakers, cameras, and mixing boards for live and recorded events.
Will AI replace audio and video technician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 60 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 2% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Install and operate equipment to record, edit, and send broadcasts and videos
- Find and fix media system problems
- Plan equipment layouts and do upgrades and maintenance
What stays human
- Do minor repairs and routine cleaning of equipment
- Teach people how to choose and use audio-visual materials and equipment
- Tell supervisors when major repairs are needed
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +3.9%. Typical pay: $58,100 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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