3521-Broadcasting Technicians and Audio-Visual Operators

Job Title: 

Broadcasting Technicians and Audio-Visual Operators

Job Description: 

Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians control technical functioning of equipment to record and edit images and sound and for transmitting radio and television broadcasts of images and sounds.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • controlling equipment to record sound
  • controlling equipment to edit and mix image and sound recordings to ensure satisfactory quality and to create special image and sound effects
  • applying knowledge of principles and practices of image and sound recording and editing in order to identify and solve problems
  • controlling transmitting and broadcast systems and satellite systems for radio and television programmes
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Video camera operator
Television camera operator
Radio and television studio equipment operator
Sound recording equipment operator
Sound editor (motion picture film)
Dubbing machine operator
Cinema projectionist
Microphone operator
This unit group excludes

Photographer (3431)

Specific Occupations: 

35211
Broadcasting operations technician

35212
Video camera operator

35213
Television/Motion picture camera operator

35214
Radio and television studio equipment operator

35215
Sound recording equipment operator

35216
Cinema projectionist

35219
Other broadcasting technicians and audio-visual operators (eg microphone operator)

International Careers(ISCO): 
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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore