Occupation Atlasrecording studio technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/aa50ae49-1e40-4ba9-959f-22a11ff172b4
recording studio technician
Recording studio technicians operate and maintain microphones and headsets in recording booths in recording studios. They operate mixing panels. Recording studio technicians manage all sound production requirements. They advise singers on the use of their voice. Recording studio technicians edit recordings into a finished product.
Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCARealistic · Conventional · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.20
- C Conventional4.58
- A Artistic3.24
- I Investigative2.74
- S Social1.97
- E Enterprising1.87
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Audio and Video Technicians (27-4011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (22)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- acoustics
- assess power needs
- assess sound quality
- audio editing software
- audio post-production
- audio technology
- audiovisual equipment
- coordinate audio system programmes
- de-rig electronic equipment
- document your own practice
- edit recorded sound
- health and safety regulations
- keep up with trends
- operate an audio mixing console
- operate audio equipment
- plan audiovisual recording
- prevent undesired changes to sound design
- record multi-track sound
- set up sound equipment
- use audio reproduction software
- use technical documentation
- work ergonomically
Optional (21)
- audio mastering
- convert different audiovisual formats
- electricity
- file-based workflow
- maintain sound equipment
- manage digital documents
- manage inventory
- manage sound quality
- manage technical resources stock
- mix sound in a live situation
- operate sound live
- operate the sound in the rehearsal studio
- perform soundchecks
- program sound cues
- set up audiovisual peripheral equipment
- set up sound reinforcement system
- supervise sound production
- support audio system installation
- technically design a sound system
- tune up wireless audio systems
- vocal techniques
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 22 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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