Also called: A1, Live TV Audio Mixer
Mixes all the live sound for TV broadcasts: announcers, crowd, music, and microphones.
An A1 sits in the audio room of a TV truck mixing up to 100 microphones during a live football game: announcers, crowd, referee mics, and music. If the sound drops, millions notice.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Audio training plus experience as A2.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Audio Engineering.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI auto-mixing handles some announcer audio; mixing big live broadcasts stays skilled human work.
Classes: Audio or music technology, Music, Physics (sound), Electronics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4014.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.