Will AI replace Audio and Video Technicians?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
29/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 45% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 4% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 47% of the work
What the job involves
Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(2)
- Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production materials or for training.
- Produce rough and finished graphics and graphic designs.
Within reach(14)
- Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
- Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data.
- Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment.
- Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures.
- Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with the order and approximate times of pieces.
and 9 more
Out of reach(13)
- Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.
- Diagnose and resolve media system problems.
- Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment.
- Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production.
- Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.
and 8 more
Also called
AV Tech (Audio Visual Technician) · AV Tech · Audio Technician · Audio Visual Specialist (AV Specialist) · Media Technician · Video Technician · AV Specialist · AV Production Specialist (Audio Visual Production Specialist)
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics