Broadcast Technicians Career

Vocational Programs for Broadcast Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
26K	$34.43	$71,600

The role of Broadcast Technicians is to set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,600 and $34 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Broadcast Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 26,190 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Broadcast Technicians is $7,500. The average length of the programs is 487 hours and the average completion time is 13.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Broadcast Technicians Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Broadcast 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 Broadcast Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Communications Technology/Technician	31	-	-	-	-
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	54	$7,500	$350	901 Hours	11.00 Months
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	14	-	-	72 Hours	15.00 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Broadcast Technicians

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Communications Technology/Technician

Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

$7,500

$350

901 Hours

11.00 Months

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)

72 Hours

15.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Broadcast Technicians

The following 84 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Broadcast Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.