| Job Category | Job Title | Salary | Summary |
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| Bioacoustics and Audiology | Bioacoustician | $20000-$100,000+ | Studies the physiological and psychological aspects of how living organisms produce and receive sounds. |
| Bioacoustics and Audiology | Staff Audiologist | $40000-$80,000+ | Tests patients for hearing. Performs all necessary clinical tests, documents results, and fits hearing aids. |
| Broadcast Market | Broadcast Engineer | $50,000 - $70,000+ | Responsible for the overall quality of the signal chain going out over any broadcast media. |
| Broadcast Market | Chief Engineer | $80000-$160000 | Designs and oversees the audio specifications and audio team. |
| Broadcast Market | Field Technician | $35000-$50000 | Provides all the required conditions to capture the audio that will be fed back to the studio. |
| Live Sound | Front-of-House (FOH) Engineer | $60,000 - $120,000+ | |
| Live Sound | Monitor Engineer | $35,000 - $60,000 | Ensures performers on stage are able to hear all aspects of the performance. Controls setup and breakdown of the audio system. |
| Live Sound | Touring Sound Engineer | $1,800 - $3,000 per week | |
| Recording | Acoustic Consultant | $25,000 - $120,000+ | Provides complete audio and video design services for performance/recording spaces. |
| Recording | Engineer | $25,000 - $150,000+ | Collaborates with artist to plan the project's sound. Operates the soundboard and other electronic equipment during the recording process. Working closely with the producer and artist, also mixes the recording down. |
| Recording | Record Producer | $25,000 - $1,000,000+ | Assists an artist's recording project with all details including choosing material to record, interfacing with the recording engineer, adapting arrangements, balancing the recording budget, influencing mixes, and checking all music licenses and copyrights. |
| Sound in Picture | ADR Recordist | $25,000 - $50,000 | Captures dialogue after the fact in controlled conditions. |
| Sound in Picture | Editor | $35,000 - $60,000 | Documents, organizes, and archives footage. Works with every part of the audio team. |
| Sound in Picture | Foley Artist | $35,000 - $75,000 | Creates sound effects that otherwise would not be able to be sourced via samples or through sound design. |
| Sound in Picture | Location Sound Recordist | $35,000 - $75,000 | Captures dialogue and other required audio on location in real time. |
| Sound in Picture | Mixer | $40,000 - $120,000+ | Combines all audio tracks and ensures that they fit seamlessly with the overall production. |
| Sound in Picture | Supervising Sound Editor | $80,000 - $140,000+ | Takes the work of the mixers, ADR and Foley teams, editors, composers, and sound designers and puts together a soundtrack. |
| Video Game Audio | Assistant Engineer | $18,000 - $28,000 | Supports recording/mix engineer with studio setup and maintenance as well as in some situations creating rough mixes. |
| Video Game Audio | Audio Lead | $60,000 - $95,000 | Responsible for meeting the day-to-day deadlines of the project delivery cycle, which can last anywhere from one to three years. |
| Video Game Audio | Audio Tool Developer | $45,000 - $150,000 | Writes code and designs the audio devices for games. |
| Video Game Audio | Director of Audio | $70,000 - $140,000 | Oversees the quality and performance of the audio that appears in every title. |
| Video Game Audio | Junior-Level Specialist | $25,000 - $38,000 | "Tape librarians" who maintain and track the audio files. |
| Video Game Audio | Maintenance Engineer | $25,000 - $50,000 | Maintains that all equipment is running properly. |
| Video Game Audio | Recording/Mix Engineer | $35,000 - $75,000 | Ensures that the technical outcome of the recording aligns with the requirements of the project. |
| Video Game Audio | Sound Designer | $40,000 - $120,000+ | Provides detailed plans of how the performance's sound will occur, and often creates voice and sound effects that integrate into the game as well. |