Vocational Programs for Sound Engineering Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
15K	$35.62	$74,100

The role of Sound Engineering Technicians is to assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions The average annual wage of the occupations is $74,100 and $36 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Sound Engineering Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 14,600 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Sound Engineering Technicians is $31,221. The average length of the programs is 198 hours and the average completion time is 17.72 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Sound Engineering Technicians Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Sound Engineering Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Sound Engineering Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Communications Technology/Technician	31	-	-	-	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	129	$25,126	$646	318 Hours	14.43 Months
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Music Technology	38	$37,315	$6,300	77 Hours	21.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Sound Engineering Technicians

The following 184 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Sound Engineering Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.