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Creative & Media · Updated Aug 2026

Audio and Video Technicians

Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
66/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
52/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage81%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.Medium
73
Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.Medium
75
Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.Medium
75
Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures.Medium
73
Reserve audio-visual equipment and facilities, such as meeting rooms.Medium
74
Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.Medium
75
Determine formats, approaches, content, levels, and mediums to effectively meet objectives within budgetary constraints, using research, knowledge, and training.Medium
74
Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.Medium
75
Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.Medium
74
Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.Medium
49
Construct and position properties, sets, lighting equipment, and other equipment.Medium
73
Locate and secure settings, properties, effects, and other production necessities.Medium
75
Obtain, set up, and load videotapes for scheduled productions or broadcasts.Medium
73
Maintain inventories of audio and videotapes and related supplies.Medium
75
Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with the order and approximate times of pieces.Medium
75
Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance.Medium
74
Plan and develop pre-production ideas into outlines, scripts, story boards, and graphics, using own ideas or specifications of assignments.Medium
74
Organize and maintain compliance, license, and warranty information related to audio and video facilities.Medium
73
Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notify directors of any possible problems.Medium
32
Inform users of audio and videotaping service policies and procedures.Medium
75
Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.Medium
74
Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production materials or for training.Medium
74
Meet with directors and senior members of camera crews to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, camera movements, and picture composition.Medium
24
Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.Medium
22
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming.75
  2. Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.75
  3. Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions.75
  4. Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required.75
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.01
  2. Meet with directors and senior members of camera crews to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, camera movements, and picture composition.02
  3. Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notify directors of any possible problems.03
  4. Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.04
  5. Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency77
Physical dependency49
Adoption pressure53
Labour-market resilience62
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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