Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 27-4099

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

The published band from $38,870 to $135,470 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Art Directors.

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Same-major-group titles next to Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other: Art Directors ($115K) , Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners ($72K) , Producers and Directors ($90K) , Music Directors and Composers ($74K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Michigan $96,530
  2. 2. Alabama $96,100
  3. 3. North Carolina $78,690
  4. 4. Florida $86,230
  5. 5. Arizona $99,320
  6. 6. Nebraska $92,080
  7. 7. Colorado $86,370
  8. 8. Virginia $117,640
  9. 9. Louisiana $86,260
  10. 10. Minnesota $77,960

Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations careers next to Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Producers and Directors $90,360
  2. 2. Music Directors and Composers $73,710
  3. 3. Fashion Designers $80,960
  4. 4. Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $74,990
  5. 5. Technical Writers $90,390
  6. 6. Set and Exhibit Designers $75,240
  7. 7. Commercial and Industrial Designers $83,910
  8. 8. Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $72,420
  9. 9. Special Effects Artists and Animators $102,030
  10. 10. Sound Engineering Technicians $73,130
  11. 11. Art Directors $114,850
  12. 12. Writers and Authors $76,910
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$38,870 to $135,470
median $70,720 · ~3.5× spread
$71K
National median
↑ +1%
Growth 2024-2034
1,100
Annual openings
12,450
Estimated US jobs
Art Directors
Highest-pay peer · $115K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

The OEWS band for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other runs from $38,870 (10th) to $135,470 (90th), about 3.5× wide, with median $70,720. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +1% change between 2024 and 2034 (slower than average vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Michigan at $96,530. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Art Directors at $114,850. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other pay-rank #18 in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other sits at pay-rank #18 of 36 detailed Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 27-4099

Michigan · top state for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

$97K published median

Alabama · #2 state pay

$96K · behind Michigan

Art Directors

Highest-pay peer vs Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · $115K

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Lower-pay peer beside Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · $72K

Compare Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other mid-table among Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #18 of 36 detailed Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Artists and Related Workers, All Other ($71K), Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners ($72K), Sound Engineering Technicians ($73K), Lighting Technicians ($68K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
How wide is the published pay band for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $38,870 and the 90th at $135,470 for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other (3.5× spread). The national median is $70,720. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other is +1%. Projected annual openings: about 1,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: slower than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other? ▼
Michigan ($96,530), Alabama ($96,100), North Carolina ($78,690) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 27-4099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics