# Market evidence report — audio-production-technician

Source: **62 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 62), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-09.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 36 | 58 % |
| n/a | 10 | 16 % |
| junior | 7 | 11 % |
| lead | 7 | 11 % |
| senior | 2 | 3 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 6 | 10 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Office | 5 | 8 % |
| 3 | Zoom | 5 | 8 % |
| 4 | crestron | 4 | 6 % |
| 5 | Microsoft Outlook | 4 | 6 % |
| 6 | Microsoft Teams | 4 | 6 % |
| 7 | Qlab | 4 | 6 % |
| 8 | Cisco | 3 | 5 % |
| 9 | Microsoft Word | 3 | 5 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | troubleshooting | 16 | 26 % |
| 2 | audio engineering | 10 | 16 % |
| 3 | stage management | 8 | 13 % |
| 4 | video production | 8 | 13 % |
| 5 | lighting operation | 6 | 10 % |
| 6 | technical troubleshooting | 6 | 10 % |
| 7 | equipment maintenance | 5 | 8 % |
| 8 | camera operation | 4 | 6 % |
| 9 | event execution | 4 | 6 % |
| 10 | technical documentation | 4 | 6 % |
| 11 | audio console operation | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | audio mixing | 3 | 5 % |
| 13 | audio setup | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | lighting setup | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | network configuration | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | sound support | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | video editing | 3 | 5 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | equipment operation | 8 | 13 % |
| 2 | event support | 8 | 13 % |
| 3 | equipment maintenance | 7 | 11 % |
| 4 | equipment setup | 6 | 10 % |
| 5 | inventory management | 5 | 8 % |
| 6 | customer service | 4 | 6 % |
| 7 | audio support | 3 | 5 % |
| 8 | lead technician substitution | 3 | 5 % |
| 9 | sound monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 10 | technical support | 3 | 5 % |

## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Production Technician | 2 |
| Stage Manager | 2 |
| A/V Technician III | 1 |
| Assistant Lead Sound Technician | 1 |
| Assistant Lead Sound Technician- (A3) | 1 |
| Assistant Lead Sound Technician: Live Audio Support | 1 |
| Audio Cable Production Technician | 1 |
| Audio Engineering (Freelance) | 1 |
| Audio Technician | 1 |
| Audio Technician Job at Edge Media Group LLC in Hyattsville | 1 |
| Audio Visual Engineer | 1 |
| Audio Visual Tech NE | 1 |
| Audio Visual Technician - Waterside District | 1 |
| Audio Visual Technician (On-Call) | 1 |
| Audio Visual Technician II (Evergreen) | 1 |
| Audio/Visual Technician | 1 |
| audiovisual (AV) technician | 1 |
| Audio-Visual Technician | 1 |
| Audiovisual Technician - On Call | 1 |
| AV Production Technician | 1 |
| AV Senior Technician | 1 |
| AV Tech I | 1 |
| Distillation Technician - 1st Shift | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering Technician - Healthcare Facility O&M | 1 |
| Electronics Technician 3 (M) - Northern Virginia | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.