Also called: Sound Masking Technician, Speech Privacy System Installer
Installs hidden speakers that play a soft, steady hiss so conversations in offices, banks and clinics stay private.
You crawl above a ceiling grid hanging small speakers every 15 feet, then run cable back to a control box. After the ceiling closes, you walk the floor with a sound meter and tune each zone until the background "whoosh" is just loud enough that a coworker's phone call turns into noise.
Union low-voltage electricians earn toward the top.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school plus low-voltage or audio-visual training on the job; some states require a low-voltage license.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Low-Voltage / Audio-Visual Technology (trade school), Electronics Technology.
Growing about average. Grows with open-plan offices, healthcare privacy rules and building renovations.
Low risk for 10 years. Auto-tuning software speeds up setup, but climbing into ceilings, running cable and fixing bad zones stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to audio-visual and low-voltage contractors as an installer helper First: Low-voltage technician license or registration in some states
Classes: Electronics or engineering CTE, Physics, Algebra, Theater sound crew.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2097.
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