Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

27-4014 Sound Engineering Technicians

Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions.

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
11,840	9.8 %	$22.49	$46,780	2.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.94	$12.01	$18.41	$27.61	$40.88
Annual Wage (2)	$18,600	$24,980	$38,290	$57,430	$85,040

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Motion picture and video industries	3,710	$29.60	$61,570	1	2
Radio and television broadcasting	1,870	$18.28	$38,020	2	16
Sound recording industries	1,600	$21.60	$44,920	3	11
Performing arts companies	570	$18.85	$39,200	4	14
Colleges and universities	460	$16.70	$34,730	5	20

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Software publishers	(6)	$32.87	$68,370	(6)	1
Motion picture and video industries	3,710	$29.60	$61,570	1	2
Electric goods merchant wholesalers	(6)	$26.77	$55,670	(6)	3
Cable and other subscription programming	390	$24.40	$50,750	6	4
Consumer goods rental	(6)	$23.83	$49,580	(6)	5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
New York	2,240	$30.95	$64,380	0.027%	132
California	3,010	$24.53	$51,030	0.021%	257
Nevada	170	$23.22	$48,290	0.016%	162
Tennessee	350	$15.60	$32,450	0.013%	338
Vermont	30	$12.83	$26,680	0.010%	353

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
New York	2,240	$30.95	$64,380	0.027%	132
Washington	190	$26.89	$55,920	0.007%	160
New Jersey	250	$26.78	$55,700	0.006%	188
California	3,010	$24.53	$51,030	0.021%	257
Wisconsin	150	$24.08	$50,090	0.006%	145

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
New York, NY PMSA	1,970	$31.76	$66,060	0.050%
Knoxville, TN MSA	120	$13.30	$27,660	0.035%
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA	60	$21.64	$45,010	0.033%
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	150	$23.16	$48,160	0.019%
Orlando, FL MSA	150	$16.81	$34,960	0.017%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
New York, NY PMSA	1,970	$31.76	$66,060	0.050%
San Francisco, CA PMSA	150	$29.42	$61,190	0.015%
Oakland, CA PMSA	110	$28.00	$58,250	0.011%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA	190	$27.16	$56,500	0.015%
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA	(6)	$26.01	$54,100	(6)

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(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004