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 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $20.00
- Median
- $32.00
- Maximum
- $40.38
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 20.4% Female
- 79.6% Male
- 20.4% Female
- 79.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
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
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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
-
NAICS 5121% of jobs
-
NAICS 237% of jobs
-
NAICS 616% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 455% of jobs
-
NAICS 915% of jobs
-
Others56% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
College
DCS in techniques cinématographiques et télévisuelles (Nouvelle version)
Placement rate: 82.7%
12.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologies sonores
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: February 14, 2024