Broadcast technician to recording studio technician
A broadcast technician already meets 26% of what the recording studio technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.6/ 100
1 How much of what a recording studio technician is expected to do is already part of a broadcast technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the recording studio technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A recording studio technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a broadcast technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- audio technology
- audiovisual equipment
- edit recorded sound
- operate audio equipment
- record multi-track sound
- set up sound equipment
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recording studio technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a broadcast technician background worth leading with.
- already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held audio technology arts and humanities
- already held set up sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manage sound quality constructing
- already held record multi-track sound working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate audio equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the recording studio technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn coordinate audio system programmes required
- still to learn operate an audio mixing console required
- still to learn prevent undesired changes to sound design required
- still to learn de-rig electronic equipment required
- optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
- optional, not held operate sound live optional
- optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
- optional, not held perform soundchecks optional
- optional, not held program sound cues optional
- optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
- optional, not held support audio system installation optional
- optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
- still to learn document your own practice required
- still to learn keep up with trends required
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- still to learn assess power needs required
- still to learn plan audiovisual recording required
- optional, not held manage inventory optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held supervise sound production optional
- still to learn audio post-production required
- optional, not held audio mastering optional
- optional, not held file-based workflow optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn assess sound quality required
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a recording studio technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess sound quality practise this
- 02 audio post-production study this
- 03 coordinate audio system programmes practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held audio technology knowledge
- already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
- already held edit recorded sound skill
- already held operate audio equipment skill
- already held record multi-track sound skill
- already held set up sound equipment skill
- already held use audio reproduction software skill
- already held manage sound quality skill
- already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn audio editing software required
- still to learn acoustics required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
- optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
- optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held audio mastering optional
- optional, not held file-based workflow optional
- optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
- optional, not held manage inventory optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
- optional, not held operate sound live optional
- optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
- optional, not held perform soundchecks optional
- optional, not held program sound cues optional
- optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
- optional, not held support audio system installation optional
- optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
- optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
- optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held manage digital documents optional
- optional, not held supervise sound production optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
33 held skills the recording studio technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust video transmissions skill
- not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
- not needed by the target role align antennae with receiving dishes skill
- not needed by the target role assemble video tape footage skill
- not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
- not needed by the target role audiovisual products knowledge
- not needed by the target role broadcast equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role broadcast using Internet Protocol skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
- not needed by the target role develop programming schedule skill
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role maintain audiovisual equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain broadcast equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
- not needed by the target role media formats knowledge
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor quality of broadcasts skill
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate audio-signal processors skill
- not needed by the target role operate broadcast equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate remote broadcast equipment skill
- not needed by the target role provide multimedia content skill
- not needed by the target role select recording source skill
- not needed by the target role set up broadcast equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up portable field transmission equipment skill
- not needed by the target role signal cues to announcers skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn audio post-production required
- still to learn acoustics required
- still to learn audio editing software required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held audio mastering optional
- optional, not held file-based workflow optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held vocal techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a broadcast technician become a recording studio technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A broadcast technician already covers 26% of what a recording studio technician is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the recording studio technician role treats as required.
What skills does a broadcast technician need to become a recording studio technician?
15 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assess sound quality.
How hard is the move from broadcast technician to recording studio technician?
Its learning distance is 75.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.