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Sound Engineer

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This is an ideal career for creative thinkers. A sound engineer will use technical equipment to be able to amplify, enhance and reproduce sound for performing arts, and at times record sounds.

Salary p/a
40k - 65k

Qualifications
Year 12 Graduate

Intensity
Sitting

Demand
Stable

Travel
Low

Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors

Weekly Hours
40-50

Pros

Express yourself through sound
Varied types of work available
May travel for work

Cons

Work shift hours
May work long hours
Weekend work required

The Bottom Line

For those who would like the opportunity to work in the company of musicians and producers and who do not mind working outside the hours of 9.00am to 5.00pm then this is for you! The consumer demand for better quality audio products is increasing and as the number of recordings being made outside studios grows, then so does the demand for qualified persons to join this field.

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