Audio systems designer - Salary, Career

How much does an Audio systems designer earn

A Audio systems designer earns between $1.331 and $7.673 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.997 and a median salary of $2.393 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 145 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Audio systems designer
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.997	35.965	749	14
1º Quartile	1.331	15.971	333	6
Median Salary	2.393	28.715	598	11
3º Quartile	5.852	70.223	1.463	27
Higher Salary	7.673	92.078	1.918	36

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
- - technicians in sound, scenography and projection equipment operation
- - - audio technicians

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Audio Technicians they work in radio and television stations, studios, concerts, nightclubs, parties, lectures, events, filming, predominantly as self-employed, In the case of sound engineers and music analysts, they work as salaried workers with a formal contract, They carry out their activities under occasional supervision and in a team , with the exception of DJs and music analysts who work individually, They work at irregular hours, indoors, outdoors or in vehicles, They can remain in uncomfortable positions for long periods and are often exposed to intense noise.

What does it take to work in the field of Audio Technicians

Post-secondary training and specialization courses are required for audio system designers and sound designers, high school training and specialization of up to four hundred class hours for other professionals, including microphones and equipment installation technicians. audio may be smaller. The full performance of the activities of audio recording technicians occurs after one or two years, that of DJs after three or four years, that of audio system designers and sound designers, after five years of experience and that of sound engineers and analysts. music requires knowledge and practice in the field.

Functions and activities of Audio systems designer

Audio Technicians must:

treat sound registers;

design sound & recording system;

demonstrate personal skills;

operating sound systems;

assemble audio equipment and accessories;

operating recording systems;

operating public address systems;

operate recording systems;

play songs and sound files;

design sound and recording system;

treat sound records;

compile sound records;

assembling audio equipment and accessories;

communicate;

mount audio equipment and accessories;

operate public address systems;

play music and sound files;

Activities

adjust volume and equalization for the environment/situation;

demonstrate musical sensitivity;

demonstrate initiative;

mix music band;

set sync defaults;

check system interference levels;

check physical dimensions of the place;

sync songs to the same beat;

edit sound records;

evaluate sound product quality;

specify equipment, microphones, transducers, cables and connectors (technical rider) ;

mixing signals from audio sources;

guide microphonist and assistant;

install/uninstall transducers;

demonstrate concentration;

introduce musical styles to clients and/or superiors;

positioning audio equipment;

monitor recorded signals;

evaluating sound source characteristics (timbre, shape and type);

search sound effects (foley);

research new audio playback technologies;

analyze music programming script;

analyzing audio signals;

transfer sound logs to preset locations;

select electroacoustic transducers;

demonstrate memorization ability;

minimize noise and distortion;

balancing signals from audio sources;

recording signals on recording medium (media);

configure recording systems;

aligning recording systems;

set system power demand;

control sound record dynamics;

select sound records;

select audio equipment;

archive sound logs in predefined locations;

configure public address systems;

connect/disconnect audio signals;

set stage map and input list;

sound check;

manipulate audio files (digital and analog);

supervise transport of equipment;

execute equipment installation project;

work with precision;

identify target audience;

demonstrate flexibility;

check physical dimensions of the location;

archive log media in environments as per technical specifications;

interact with related areas;

choose recording medium (media);

collect information about sound and recording event;

define technical needs of the event;

testing equipment operation;

trigger equipment maintenance service;

set coverage angles, sound pressure levels and frequency response;

deal with unforeseen events;

suggest suppliers;

equalize sound records;

mix songs;

positioning electroacoustic transducers;

interact with the public;

demonstrate organizational skills;

search music (market trends, culture);

demonstrate concentration;

analyze mixed sound records;

select repertoire;

fulfill event script;

manage repertoire;

mark specific points of tracks, reels and digital files;

operating specific equipment;

show patience;

identify acoustic parameters of the place;

budget event;

connect/disconnect audio signals;

participate in meeting with production area;

generate master;

monitoring recorded signals;

check electrical power and grounding system;

check audio distribution uniformity;

organize repertoire;

demonstrate ability to find solutions;

forward music programming to ecad;

balance differences of mixed sound registers;

work as a team;

connect/disconnect speaker system;

discuss event briefing;

demonstrate auditory acuity;

replace defective equipment;

demonstrate ability to pay attention to detail;

balance differences of mixed sound registers;

show patience;

insert audio description;

check audio system operation;

align public address systems;

evaluating sound source characteristics (timbre, format and type);

distributing audio signals to other systems;

sublime personal musical taste;

demonstrate creativity;

select music styles;

clean equipment;

emulate environments in sound records;

adapt repertoire to the audience;

pack equipment;

work under pressure;

set system electrical power demand;

search soundtracks;

balancing signals from audio sources;

adjust system gain structures;

check infrastructure conditions for access and installation of equipment;

sort tracks and reels in predetermined sequence;

prepare monitoring system for recording;

mapping recording tracks;

drive the track;

capturing audio signals for recording system;

generate installation drawings and diagrams (asbuilt);

disclose work;

analyze recording environment;

Sectors that hire Audio systems designer the most in the job market

engineering services
restaurants and similar
building construction
retailer of jewelery articles
furniture retail trade
associative activities
electrical installation and maintenance
specialized retailer of home appliances and audio and video equipment
manufacture of machinery and equipment for the food, beverage and tobacco industries
retail vegetables & vegetables