Media and Communication Equipment Workers Career

Vocational Programs for Media and Communication Equipment Workers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
235K	$31.67	$65,880

The average annual wage of the occupations is $65,880 and $32 per hour. 16 vocational programs could be taken for the Media and Communication Equipment Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 235,240 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Media and Communication Equipment Workers is $23,106. The average length of the programs is 465 hours and the average completion time is 12.99 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Media and Communication Equipment Workers Career

The following 16 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Media and Communication Equipment Workers.

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 Media and Communication Equipment Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Photojournalism	2	-	-	-	-
Radio and Television	59	$18,794	$125	27 Hours	8.00 Months
Communications Technology/Technician	31	-	-	-	-
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
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	129	$25,126	$646	318 Hours	14.43 Months
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	14	-	-	72 Hours	15.00 Months
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts	27	-	-	615 Hours	15.76 Months
Digital Arts	57	-	-	750 Hours	8.00 Months
Commercial Photography	66	$8,971	$1,440	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	108	$29,990	$1,479	705 Hours	13.75 Months
Photography	82	$21,950	$350	-	-
Documentary Production	7	-	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	52	-	-	-	-
Music Technology	38	$37,315	$6,300	77 Hours	21.00 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Media and Communication Equipment Workers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Photojournalism

Radio and Television

$18,794

$125

27 Hours

8.00 Months

Communications Technology/Technician

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

Recording Arts Technology/Technician

129

$25,126

$646

318 Hours

14.43 Months

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)

72 Hours

15.00 Months

Audio Engineering Technology/Technician

Visual and Performing Arts

615 Hours

15.76 Months

Digital Arts

750 Hours

8.00 Months

Commercial Photography

$8,971

$1,440

900 Hours

10.00 Months

Cinematography and Film/Video Production

108

$29,990

$1,479

705 Hours

13.75 Months

Photography

$21,950

$350

Documentary Production

Art/Art Studies

Music Technology

$37,315

$6,300

77 Hours

21.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Media and Communication Equipment Workers

The following 477 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Media and Communication Equipment Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.