Also called: Recording Studio Tech, Audio Maintenance Engineer
Keeps recording studios, broadcast rooms, and sound stages running by repairing mixing consoles, tape machines, wiring, and computers.
A studio maintenance tech arrives early to fix a dead channel on a huge mixing console before a session. They rewire a patch bay, tune up an old tape machine for a band that wants analog sound, and swap a failing drive between takes.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate in audio engineering or electronics.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Audio Engineering, Electronics Technology.
Growing slowly. Fewer big studios, but skilled techs are scarce.
Low risk for 10 years. Repairing consoles, wiring, and vintage gear is hands-on troubleshooting.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Physics, Music.
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