Also called: Runner, Second Engineer
Helps in a recording studio: setting up mics, wrapping cables, ordering food, and learning everything.
A studio runner starts by cleaning, making coffee, and fetching dinner; after proving themselves, they set up sessions and run the recording software for the lead engineer.
Approximate; often low-paid at first.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Audio school helps; most important is showing up and learning.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Audio Engineering.
Growing slowly. Fewer big studios than in the past.
Medium risk for 10 years. Home recording and AI shrink studio bookings, so runner jobs get scarcer; setting up mics and learning in-room stays hands-on.
Classes: Audio or music technology, Music, Electronics, Physics (sound).
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4014.
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