Will AI replace audio and video technicians?

AI is rapidly mastering mixing and mastering tasks, creating significant pressure on studio engineers. However, live sound reinforcement and complex on-set audio recording remain dependent on human presence and problem-solving.

Audio and Video Technician scores 55/100 — Parts of this job will change — adaptation matters. Roughly 60% of the tasks in this role could be automated with current and near-future AI.

The US median salary for a audio and video technician is about $54,000 per year, with projected employment growth of +7% over the next decade (faster than average).

Normalizing volume levels and removing background noise from audio files. Applying standard equalization and compression to vocal tracks. Generating rough mixes for podcasts or corporate video projects. Transcribing spoken audio into text for closed captioning or scripts.

Audio and Video Technician has a moderate AI risk score (55/100) and a +7% 10-year outlook. Compare it with your current job or use the salary calculator to see how a switch would affect your pay.

AI can speed up routine audio and video technician tasks like Normalizing volume levels and removing background noise from audio files. and Applying standard equalization and compression to vocal tracks.. The most resilient workers learn to direct these tools while focusing on the human judgment, creativity and physical work that AI can't easily replicate.