Compare A Camera Operator ↔ B Audio Video Technician
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1 move · -$13,670 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Audio Video Technician: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
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Camera Operator to Audio Video Technician -$13,670 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Audio and Video Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
- Gates: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring
Side by side
All Audio and Video Technicians: Texas median $49,440, $13,670 less a year than all Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film ($63,110), every experience level.
Camera Operator: 34% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Audio Video Technician (21%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.5% Texas, 180 openings a year
B +8.8% Texas, 460 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.1 / 5-0.31.8 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.67Outdoors, all weather: A 3.1, B 1.43
- Very hot or cold-1.49Very hot or cold: A 2.9, B 1.41
- Standing-0.65Standing: A 3.1, B 2.45
- Hazardous conditions+0.61Hazardous conditions: A 1.59, B 2.2
- Climbing ladders+0.48Climbing ladders: A 1.3, B 1.78
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 7% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 30%).
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 37%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
To build: 3
- Systems Analysis +0.75
- Monitoring +0.63
- Operations Monitoring +0.62
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