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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

Occupation · SOC 27-4099.00

All media and communication equipment workers not listed separately.

Also called: Best Worker · Densitometer Reader · Dimmer Board Operator · Radar Operator · Satellite Communications Operator · Spotlight Operator

Job family: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

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A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.

about 1,100 openings a year (+0.6% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →

AI & job outlook

What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.

This is a broad “All Other” catch-all that groups many different jobs, so treat the figures below as a rough average for the category, not a precise estimate for any single role within it.

Job outlook

Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.

Outlook About average · +0.6% by 2034
Projected annual openings 1,100
Employment 2024 → 2034 15,100 → 15,200

“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.

Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient

The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.

35% mean task exposure (2025)
65th percentile of 427 placed occupations
−1 pts shift 2023 → 2025
International occupation (ISCO-08) Task exposure (2025) Most tasks fall in
Broadcasting and Audio-visual Technicians · 3521 35% Minimal

Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.

How to get in

Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement

Wages & employment

U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)

$36k10th$48k25th$67kMedian$103k75th$134k90th
Annual wages by percentile — U.S. (BLS OEWS). The light band spans the 10th–90th percentile; the darker band is the middle half (25th–75th); the line is the median.
15k202415k2034 (proj.)+0.6% · About average
Projected U.S. employment, 2024–2034 (BLS Employment Projections). A labor-market forecast for the occupation, not an AI-impact forecast.
10th percentile $35,670
25th percentile $48,490
Median (50th) $67,190
75th percentile $102,650
90th percentile $133,650
People employed 13,020

Industries that employ this occupation

Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.

Industry Workers National median pay
Information · Sector 3,190 $60,110
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector 1,610 $51,650
Educational Services · Sector 950 $47,440
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector 540 $46,410
Television Broadcasting Stations · National industry 270 $42,130
Accommodation and Food Services · Sector 240 $76,090
Casino Hotels · National industry 240 $76,090
Temporary Help Services · National industry 210 $67,650
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters · National industry 210 $46,550
Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector 130 $35,430
Transportation and Warehousing · Sector 120 $63,220
Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector 70 $74,990

Where this work is most concentrated

Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).

Industry Concentration Workers
Television Broadcasting Stations · National industry 49.25× 270
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters · National industry 34.35× 210
Information · Sector 12.99× 3,190
Casino Hotels · National industry 8.43× 240
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector 7.22× 1,610
Temporary Help Services · National industry 0.94× 210
Educational Services · Sector 0.82× 950
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector 0.59× 540

What you can do with this

Options the data surfaces for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.

Paths in

How people typically prepare for this work.

Zoom out

On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 65th percentile of 427 international occupations.

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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other: $67,190 median pay, employment about average through 2034

  • The occupation is projected to see about 1,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
  • BLS projects employment to be about average (+0.6%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
  • Median annual pay is $67,190, across about 13,020 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other: $67,190 median pay, employment about average through 2034

• The occupation is projected to see about 1,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34)
• BLS projects employment to be about average (+0.6%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34)
• Median annual pay is $67,190, across about 13,020 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024))

Source: Singulariki — "Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-4099-00
Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.

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Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Plain

Singulariki. "Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-4099-00

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-4099-00

BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-27-4099-00,
  title  = {Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-4099-00}
}

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