Audio-Video Technicians And Operators Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

Nationally, there are 50,000 audio-video technicians and operators. The occupation is characterized by a low joblessness level. The unemployment rate for employees was 4% in 2006.

Flexibility

If you have this occupation and work on your own rather than for another company, you are part of the 13% of audio-video technicians and operators who do so. Workers working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 13% of the total.

Education

Successful employees find it useful to have long-term on-the-job training. According to recent surveys, 35% of audio-video technicians and operators had received a degree. Workers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a college degree, total about 44%. A high school degree was all that was needed for 21% of employees.

Local Outlook

Looking at audio-video technicians and operators per capita, Las Vegas (Nevada), Anderson (Indiana), and Wilmington (Delaware) rise to the top of the list. Lexington (Kentucky), Cleveland (Ohio), and Akron (Ohio) have the fewest per capita. The highest salaries for workers are in and around Las Vegas (Nevada), Santa Ana (California), and New York (New York). The lowest-paying areas are Birmingham (Alabama), Mobile (Alabama), and Brownsville (Texas).

Detailed local employment conditions for Audio-Video Technicians And Operators in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Audio-Video Technicians And Operators

Employment info for Audio-Video Technicians And Operators, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Birmingham	1.25	180	$27,000
Alabama	Mobile	0.84	40	$18,000
Alaska	Anchorage	3.32	140	$46,000
Arizona	Phoenix	1.27	680	$34,000
Arizona	Tucson	1.25	130	$32,000
Arkansas	Little Rock	0.77	70	$36,000
California	Fresno	1.33	120	$37,000
California	Los Angeles	2.19	2,570	$42,000
California	Oakland	0.63	180	$39,000
California	San Diego	1.18	440	$36,000
California	San Francisco	2.04	560	$46,000
California	San Jose	2.16	550	$48,000
California	Santa Ana	1.17	510	$50,000
California	Santa Barbara	1.57	70	$46,000
California	Santa Rosa	1.16	60	$42,000
California	Stockton	0.88	50	$37,000
Colorado	Boulder	1.19	50	$40,000
Colorado	Colorado Springs	0.86	60	$35,000
Colorado	Denver	1.26	440	$33,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	0.66	80	$42,000
Connecticut	Hartford	2.21	350	$39,000
Connecticut	New Haven	1.85	140	$43,000
Connecticut	Norwich	3.12	100	$32,000
Delaware	Wilmington	3.32	300	$38,000
District of Columbia	Washington	1.39	910	$44,000
Florida	Cape Coral	1.37	80	$35,000
Florida	Deltona	0.71	30	$28,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	1.53	320	$34,000
Florida	Gainesville	1.04	30	$27,000
Florida	Jacksonville	1.58	270	$31,000
Florida	Lakeland	0.56	30	$30,000
Florida	Miami	1.68	470	$36,000
Florida	Naples	2.06	70	$31,000
Florida	Orlando	2.11	630	$37,000
Florida	Tampa	0.57	200	$35,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	1.08	170	$37,000
Georgia	Atlanta	1.71	1,160	$34,000
Georgia	Savannah	0.74	30	$30,000
Hawaii	Honolulu	1.19	140	$39,000
Illinois	Champaign	2.69	60	$25,000
Illinois	Chicago	0.75	810	$44,000
Indiana	Anderson	4.4	40	$39,000
Indiana	Fort Wayne	1.38	80	$29,000
Indiana	Gary	1.44	110	$29,000
Indiana	Indianapolis	1.7	420	$40,000
Iowa	Des Moines	0.68	60	$41,000
Kentucky	Lexington	0.45	30	$37,000
Kentucky	Louisville	0.53	90	$44,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	0.91	90	$28,000
Louisiana	New Orleans	1.16	160	$43,000
Maine	Portland	1.13	60	$36,000
Maryland	Baltimore	1.49	540	$42,000
Massachusetts	Boston	2.03	970	$41,000
Michigan	Detroit	1.01	210	$37,000
Michigan	Grand Rapids	1.23	130	$31,000
Michigan	Warren	1.22	400	$41,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	0.83	420	$44,000
Mississippi	Jackson	0.73	50	$32,000
Missouri	Kansas City	1.19	340	$37,000
Missouri	Springfield	0.77	40	$29,000
Missouri	St Louis	1.58	600	$40,000
Montana	Billings	1.95	40	$25,000
Nebraska	Omaha	1.51	190	$36,000
Nevada	Las Vegas	5.14	1,350	$54,000
Nevada	Reno	1.02	60
New Jersey	Atlantic City	2.18	80	$43,000
New Jersey	Camden	0.54	80	$39,000
New Jersey	Edison	0.52	150
New Jersey	Newark	0.71	200	$43,000
New Jersey	Trenton	0.85	50	$41,000
New York	Buffalo	0.81	120	$38,000
New York	Nassau	0.92	320	$42,000
New York	New York	2.65	3,760	$49,000
New York	Poughkeepsie	0.77	50	$38,000
New York	Syracuse	0.48	40	$29,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	0.66	160	$34,000
North Carolina	Durham	0.97	70	$33,000
North Carolina	Greensboro	0.88	90	$33,000
North Carolina	Winston Salem	1.37	80	$32,000
Ohio	Akron	0.32	30	$29,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	0.52	150	$39,000
Ohio	Cleveland	0.43	130	$34,000
Ohio	Dayton	0.46	50	$39,000
Ohio	Toledo	0.79	70	$41,000
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	0.76	120	$31,000
Oregon	Eugene	0.76	30	$33,000
Oregon	Portland	1	290	$39,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1.09	570	$41,000
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	0.94	300	$31,000
Pennsylvania	Reading	0.69	30
Pennsylvania	Scranton	0.71	50	$30,000
Pennsylvania	State College	2.03	30	$34,000
Rhode Island	Providence	0.55	90	$38,000
South Carolina	Charleston	1.01	80	$27,000
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	1.29	40	$25,000
Tennessee	Kingsport	1.36	40	$26,000
Tennessee	Knoxville	0.99	90	$33,000
Tennessee	Memphis	0.74	130	$38,000
Tennessee	Nashville	0.99	210	$38,000
Texas	Austin	1.25	260	$33,000
Texas	Brownsville	2.2	70	$15,000
Texas	Corpus Christi	1.74	80	$28,000
Texas	Dallas	0.86	500	$40,000
Texas	El Paso	0.57	40	$28,000
Texas	Fort Worth	0.78	180	$38,000
Texas	Houston	0.96	680	$38,000
Texas	San Antonio	0.88	200	$33,000
Utah	Salt Lake City	3.19	540	$35,000
Virginia	Blacksburg	2.19	30	$29,000
Virginia	Richmond	0.77	130	$37,000
Virginia	Roanoke	1.43	60	$29,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1.37	290	$33,000
Washington	Bremerton	1.49	30	$43,000
Washington	Seattle	0.97	390	$40,000
Washington	Spokane	1.96	110	$27,000
Wisconsin	Green Bay	0.68	30	$31,000
Wisconsin	Madison	0.78	70	$35,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	0.54	130	$29,000