Also called: Acoustical Consultant, Room Acoustics Designer
Designs how buildings sound, from concert halls and recording studios to quiet hospitals and classrooms.
You model how sound will bounce around a new concert hall before it's built, specify the exact wall panels, and visit construction sites. After it opens, you measure reverberation with balloon pops and special microphones.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering, physics, architecture, or music technology; master's in acoustics helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Architectural Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, Music Technology.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI simulates how rooms will sound; site visits, design choices and on-site testing stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, Music, Art or architecture drafting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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