Broadcast Technicians, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here65
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  • audio operator
  • board operator
  • mixer operator
  • radio engineer
  • video operator
  • signal engineer
  • studio engineer
  • color technician
  • control engineer
  • control operator
  • media technician
  • radio technician
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SOC code
27-4012.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
17 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Broadcast TechniciansSOC 27-4012.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
52% · agentPartly automatable
28% · you keepBarely automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Logging agent
Microsoft Excel · Docs · Sheets
● No integration needed
Equipment design agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Dassault Systemes CATIA · Docs
● No integration needed
Scheduling agent
Microsoft Excel · Calendar · Sheets
● No integration needed
Alert agent
Email · Microsoft Outlook · Chat
● No integration needed
You keep this
Make emergency repairs and hands-on equipment maintenanceOperate live broadcast controls and consoles during transmissionGive technical direction during live filming and productionApprove final equipment modifications and system configurations

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Maintain programming and transmitter logs88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Design and modify broadcast equipment82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable
Schedule programming and develop work schedules58% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 17 detailed work activities O*NET records for Broadcast Technicians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 4

Partly automatable activities for Broadcast Technicians
ActivityJobs
Schedule operational activities20
Confer with clients to determine needs13
Direct productions or performances7
Notify others of equipment problems4