Lighting Technicians Career

Vocational Programs for Lighting Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
10K	$35.22	$73,250

The role of Lighting Technicians is to set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions The average annual wage of the occupations is $73,250 and $35 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Lighting Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 9,520 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Lighting Technicians is $21,350. The average length of the programs is 592 hours and the average completion time is 12.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Lighting Technicians Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Lighting 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 Lighting Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	91	$35,200	-	283 Hours	13.00 Months
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	54	$7,500	$350	901 Hours	11.00 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Lighting Technicians

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant

$35,200

283 Hours

13.00 Months

Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

$7,500

$350

901 Hours

11.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Lighting Technicians

The following 140 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Lighting Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.