Compare A Communications Electrician Supervisor ↔ B Audio Video Technician

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Your route

No route of 4 moves or fewer from Communications Electrician Supervisor to Audio Video Technician.

Why

The shortest path in the data takes 5 moves, more than the 4 this map plans.

Shortest path in the data (5 moves): Communications Electrician Supervisor → Facilities Manager → Management Analyst → Computer Systems Analyst → Technical Director → Audio Video Technician

Gates for Audio Video Technician

Degree Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).
License 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 Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 37%).

Nearest job you can reach

Telecommunications Systems Engineer 4 moves · closest skills to Audio Video Technician among the jobs you can reach (O*NET, similarity 0.99)

People reach Audio Video Technician from

Camera Operator O*NET lists Audio and Video Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.85.
Technical Director O*NET lists Audio and Video Technicians as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.82.
Video Editor O*NET lists Audio and Video Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.75.

Side by side

All Audio and Video Technicians: Texas median $49,440, $27,320 less a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers ($76,760), every experience level.

Communications Electrician Supervisor: 53% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.5 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

$76,760-$27,320$49,440

Gates checked: Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do). 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). Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 37%).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.2% Texas, 6,510 openings a year

B +8.8% Texas, 460 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

53%-32 pts21%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.6 / 5-0.81.8 / 5

Very hot or cold-2.01Very hot or cold: A 3.42, B 1.41
Hazardous equipment-1.84Hazardous equipment: A 3.54, B 1.7
Outdoors, all weather-1.83Outdoors, all weather: A 3.26, B 1.43
Bending or twisting-1.22Bending or twisting: A 3.13, B 1.91
Walking or running-0.87Walking or running: A 2.89, B 2.02

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 10% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 43% do).

License

A Texas: power wiring needs a TDLR electrician license unless exempt: plant employees in petrochemical and oil and gas (1305.003(a)(14)), low-voltage controls (a)(12), in-house maintenance (a)(8).

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: over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (O*NET: 41%).

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

Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Operations Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Complex Problem Solving
Active Listening

To build: 0

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