Also called: Exhibit Media Technician, Museum AV Technician
Keeps the screens, projectors, audio, and interactive kiosks in museums running every day.
Before the museum opens, an exhibit media tech walks the galleries turning on projectors, replaces a broken touchscreen, and re-syncs a sound loop that drifted.
Approximate; similar to AV technicians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or AV certification (like CTS).
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Audio-Visual Technology.
Growing about average. Steady with museum tech.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Remote monitoring and self-diagnosing systems cut routine checks; fixing hardware in galleries still needs a technician.
Classes: Electronics or computer CTE, Theater sound and lights, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4011.
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