Audio Tech Careers

Audio Tech Careers in Music

Job Category	Job Title	Salary	Summary
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.