# Market evidence report — sound-operator

Source: **30 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 29, gb 1), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-19.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 16 | 53 % |
| n/a | 7 | 23 % |
| lead | 5 | 17 % |
| junior | 2 | 7 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

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

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | audio mixing | 9 | 30 % |
| 2 | audio engineering | 5 | 17 % |
| 3 | audio system setup | 5 | 17 % |
| 4 | audio system operation | 4 | 13 % |
| 5 | troubleshooting | 4 | 13 % |
| 6 | audio operation | 3 | 10 % |
| 7 | audio system maintenance | 3 | 10 % |
| 8 | equipment maintenance | 3 | 10 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

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

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | equipment maintenance | 3 | 10 % |
| 2 | equipment repair | 3 | 10 % |
| 3 | sound system operation | 3 | 10 % |
| 4 | system setup | 3 | 10 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 30 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

**Insufficient evidence** — 29 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 1 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Sound Engineer | 2 |
| A/V Operator & Technician - Sound | 1 |
| Assistant Lead Sound Technician- (A3) | 1 |
| Audio Engineer- Irving Plaza [New York] | 1 |
| Audio Technician | Hersheypark | 1 |
| Audio Technician Job at Edge Media Group LLC in Hyattsville | 1 |
| Audio/Visual Technician, Mt. Vernon | 1 |
| Audio-Visual Technician | 1 |
| Board Operator (PT) | 1 |
| Cruise Ship Audio Technician: Live Sound Pro | 1 |
| Dynamic Live Audio Engineer for Events & Broadcasts | 1 |
| EDGE MEDIA GROUP LLC is hiring: Live Event & Broadcast Audio Engineer in Hyattsv | 1 |
| Elite Live Sound Engineer for Premium Events | 1 |
| FOH Sound Engineer - NE Campus | 1 |
| Game Day A/V Production Staff (Technical Directors, Show Control, Soundboard, Camera & Replay Operators) | 1 |
| Head Sound Engineer - Live Theatre & Events | 1 |
| Lead Audio Operator | 1 |
| Lead Audio Operator: Remote & Studio for Live Broadcast | 1 |
| Lead Studio Audio Engineer — Live Broadcast Expert | 1 |
| Live Audio Engineer / Sound Board Engineer Intern | 1 |
| Live Sound Engineer for Arts Center Events | 1 |
| Part-Time Live Broadcast Board Operator - Audio Specialist | 1 |
| Part-Time Live Sound Engineer - Major Venue Events | 1 |
| Seasonal Audio Operations Engineer | 1 |
| Shipboard Audio Technician: Sound & Live Shows | 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.