Audio and Video Recording Technicians
Job description
These individuals record, mix, and edit sound, music, and video tapes. They work for:
- Multimedia companies
- Recording companies
- Production companies (cinema, videos, concerts)
- Theatre and dance groups
- Educational institutions
- Hotels
- Music bands
- Radio and television stations
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Noise
Main tasks
- Install, prepare, operate, and adjust recording, editing, and playback equipment.
- Record, edit, and reproduce sounds.
- Generate lettering, background images, or animations.
- Mix music and sound at concerts and events.
- Synchronize images and sounds from different sources.
- Supervise and coordinate, as required, other technicians.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $20.00
- Median
- $30.50
- Maximum
- $47.50
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
17,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 20.4% Female
- 79.6% Male
Not available.
- 20.4% Female
- 79.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$56,400
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5121% of jobs
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NAICS 237% of jobs
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NAICS 616% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 455% of jobs
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NAICS 915% of jobs
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Others56% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 5121% of jobs
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NAICS 237% of jobs
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NAICS 616% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 455% of jobs
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NAICS 915% of jobs
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Others56% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques cinématographiques et télévisuelles
Code : 589C0
Placement rate: 82.7%
12.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologies sonores
Code : 551B0
Placement rate: 81.3%
12.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Service oriented
- System analysis
- Active learning
- Operations and control
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
Abilities
- Near vision
- Verbal skills
- Oral comprehension
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Deductive reasoning
- Colour perception and distinction
- Inductive reasoning
- Hearing sensitivity
- Auditory attention
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Control accuracy
- Speech recognition
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
- Distance vision
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Time sharing
- Perception speed
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Respect standards and regulations
- Availability
- Knowledge of communication and media
- Timeliness
- Open-mindedness
Interests
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Make, build, install
- Self-employment
- Work manually
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 52113
Audio and video recording technicians
Job titles
- Audio technician
- Audiovisual (av) technician
- Sound cutter
- Sound effects specialist
- Sound engineer
- Sound engineer assistant
- Assistant sound editor
- Audio operator assistant
- Colour timer - video
- Master record cutter
- Multimedia sound-effects supervisor
- Sound mix engineer
- Recording engineer
- Sound recording engineer
- Audio engineer - recording studio
- Sound engineer (except professional engineers)
- Videotape recording (vtr) operator
- Sound keyer
- Music mixer
- Music or sound mixer
- Re-recording mixer
- Sound mixer
- Video sound mixer
- Production sound recordist
- Videotape editor
- Sound effects editor
- Videotape postproduction editor
- Music editor - recording studio
- Electronic news gathering (eng) editor
- Video-editing equipment operator
- Videotape recording (vtr) editor
- Radio recorder
- Sound recorder
- Video recorder
- Video and sound recorder
- Sound-recording equipment operator
- Video-recording equipment operator
- Dubbing machine operator
- Sound-recording and video-recording reproduction equipment operator
- Playback operator
- Audio recording studio operator
- Electronic video graphics operator
- Sound librarian - audio-recording
- Audio operator
- Stereo tape editor
- Public address (p.a.) operator
- Digital effects specialist
- Sound recording supervisor
- Radio technician
- Video technician
- Video recording technician
- Imagery technician - canadian armed forces
- Videotape technician
- Film technician
- Film technician - motion picture
- Postproduction technician
- Recording studio technician
- Multimedia sound technician
Skill type
Art, culture, recreation and sport
Related occupations
- Broadcast technicians
- Film and video camera operators
- Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators
- Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
- Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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