How to become an audio or Video equipment technician
Official title: Audio/Video equipment technician
Also called: Audio amplifier technician, Audio and video equipment technician, Audio equipment technician, Casino surveillance technician, Radio and television technician, Radio engineering technician, Television engineering technician, Video equipment technician, Radio and television technician
Audio/Video equipment technician performs technical tasks specialising in radio and television systems and equipment, normally under the direction of an electronics engineer, contributory to design, development, construction, installation, maintenance and repair of electronic devices and equipment.
Main tasks
- Providing technical assistance in research and development of electronic equipment, or testing prototypes
- Designing and preparing blueprints of electronic circuitry according to the specifications given
- Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for the manufacture and installation of electronic equipment, according to the specifications given
- Monitoring technical aspects of the manufacture, utilisation, maintenance and repair of electronic equipment to ensure satisfactory performance and ensure compliance with specifications and regulations
- Assisting in the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of electronic systems
- Planning installation methods, checking completed installations for safety and controls or undertaking the initial running of the new electronic equipment or system
- Conducting tests of electronic systems, collecting and analysing data, and assembling circuitry in support of electronics engineers
Ways in
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Film & Video Production. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Film, Sound & Video (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $46,428 a year. The middle half earn $36,144 to $62,820 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an audio or Video equipment technician?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma.
How much does an audio or Video equipment technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $46,428 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $36,144 to $62,820.
Will AI change the work of an audio or Video equipment technician?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026