Also called: Broadcast Technician, Transmitter Engineer
Keeps a TV or radio station's technical systems, transmitters, and IP networks running.
A broadcast engineer climbs to a transmitter site to fix a fault, configures new streaming servers, and stays on call overnight during storms.
Approximate; senior engineers in major markets earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Electronics or IT training; SBE certification.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification, Military. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Broadcast Engineering, Network Technology.
Growing slowly. Shift to IP and cloud is changing the job.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. IP and cloud systems change the work, but keeping transmitters and networks running stays hands-on technical work.
Classes: Electronics, Computer science, Physics, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4012.
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