Also called: Digital Signage Installer, LED Sign Technician
Installs and maintains the video screens and LED signs in airports, malls, stadiums and drive-thrus, along with the software that runs them.
At 5 a.m. you're on a lift at a fast-food drive-thru, swapping a dead menu screen before the breakfast rush. By noon you're updating the media players behind a hospital's lobby displays. In the afternoon you mount a video wall in a car dealership.
Estimated from BLS audio and video equipment technicians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Short low-voltage or AV certificate, or start as an installer helper.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Audio-Visual Technology.
Growing faster than average. Screens keep replacing printed signs and menus.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Content scheduling is automated, but mounting, wiring and fixing screens on site stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to AV and sign installers for installer helper jobs
Classes: Electronics CTE class, Theater tech crew, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2097.
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