U.S. Department of Labor on being a Broadcast or Sound Engineer or a Radio Op

[RadioViewer]

"Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio Operators

Significant Points

Job applicants will face keen competition for jobs in major metropolitan areas, where pay generally is higher; prospects are expected to be better in small cities and towns.

Technical school, community college, or college training in broadcast technology, electronics, or computer networking provides the best preparation.

About 30 percent work in broadcasting, mainly for radio and television stations, and 17 percent work in the motion picture, video, and sound recording industries.

Evening, weekend, and holiday work is common."

Continues in detail: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos109.htm


30% + 17% = 47%

Does this mean 53% are unemployed or are they working in related fields somewhere else?

 

[DJKraze]

> "Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio
> Operators
>
> Significant Points
>
> Job applicants will face keen competition for jobs in major
> metropolitan areas, where pay generally is higher; prospects
> are expected to be better in small cities and towns.
>
> Technical school, community college, or college training in
> broadcast technology, electronics, or computer networking
> provides the best preparation.
>
> About 30 percent work in broadcasting, mainly for radio and
> television stations, and 17 percent work in the motion
> picture, video, and sound recording industries.
>
> Evening, weekend, and holiday work is common."
>
> Continues in detail: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos109.htm
>
>
> 30% + 17% = 47%
>
> Does this mean 53% are unemployed or are they working in
> related fields somewhere else?
>


Bingo! (at least in my case, it's non-related)

 

[miamimadman]

Trust the U.S. Department of Labor, their figures add up!

> "Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio
> Operators

I actually made it into the top 10% for "Radio Operator!".

 

[mobile-exradiodj]

> > "Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio
> > Operators
> >
> > Significant Points
> >
> > Job applicants will face keen competition for jobs in
> major
> > metropolitan areas, where pay generally is higher;
> prospects
> > are expected to be better in small cities and towns.
> >
> > Technical school, community college, or college training
> in
> > broadcast technology, electronics, or computer networking
> > provides the best preparation.
> >
> > About 30 percent work in broadcasting, mainly for radio
> and
> > television stations, and 17 percent work in the motion
> > picture, video, and sound recording industries.
> >
> > Evening, weekend, and holiday work is common."
> >
> > Continues in detail: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos109.htm
> >
> >
> > 30% + 17% = 47%
> >
> > Does this mean 53% are unemployed or are they working in
> > related fields somewhere else?
> >

At least 50 percent of 'em are trying the mobile DJ market for quick cash and 80 percent of the 50 percent will try something else in less than five years.

Huh? I wonder why....<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by mobile-exradiodj on 04/09/06 04:49 AM.</FONT></P>