143 Bostwick Avenue, NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians (27-4011)
Broadcast Technicians (27-4012)
Sound Engineering Technicians (27-4014)
Occupation Report
GRCC Service Area
Prepared by Institutional Research and Development
October 4, 2012
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Region Info
Name: GRCC Service Area
Description: 3 county area. Kent Allegan and Ottawa
County Areas: Allegan, Michigan (26005), Kent, Michigan (26081), Ottawa, Michigan (26139)
Name: State
State Area: Michigan
Occupation Group
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians (27-4011)
Broadcast Technicians (27-4012)
Sound Engineering Technicians (27-4014)
Job Distribution
Occupation Facts
Annual Openings Estimate (2012)
13
Related Completions (2010)
9
N/A for Multiple
Occupations
Current Job Postings
Gender
Male
Female
93%
7%
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Age
14-18
1%
19-24
11%
25-44
50%
45-64
37%
65+
2%
304
15.4%
$17.92/hr
Jobs (2012)
% Change (2012-2021)
Median Earnings
Location Quotient: 0.69
National: 9.9%
National: $20.04/hr
GRCC Service Area | Growth for Target Occupations
304
351
47
15.4%
2012 Jobs
2021 Jobs
Change (2012-2021)
% Change (2012-2021)
Occupation
2012 Jobs
2021 Jobs
Change
% Change
Audio and Video Equipment
Technicians (27-4011)
215
237
22
10%
Broadcast Technicians (274012)
46
60
14
30%
Sound Engineering
Technicians (27-4014)
43
54
11
26%
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GRCC Service Area | Percentile Earnings
$12.68/hr
$17.92/hr
$24.05/hr
10th Percentile Earnings
Median Earnings
90th Percentile Earnings
10th Percentile
Earnings
Median Earnings
90th Percentile
Earnings
Audio and Video Equipment
Technicians (27-4011)
$12.91
$18.19
$23.33
Broadcast Technicians (27-4012)
$11.42
$17.61
$27.17
Sound Engineering Technicians
(27-4014)
$12.85
$16.91
$24.27
Occupation
Regional Trends
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Region
2012 Jobs
2021 Jobs
% Change
304
351
15.4%
3,011
3,285
9.1%
GRCC Service Area
State
Educational Programs
2
6
Programs (2011)
Completions (2011)
Program
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Recording Arts
Technology/Techni
cian (10.0203)
0
0
0
8
5
Digital
Communication and
Media/Multimedia
(09.0702)
4
1
1
1
1
Occupation
Group Jobs in
Industry (2012)
% of
Occupation
Group in
Industry (2012)
% of Total Jobs
in Industry
(2012)
Television Broadcasting (515120)
34
11.3%
11.5%
Religious Organizations (813110)
27
9.0%
0.3%
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510)
21
7.0%
0.6%
Sound Recording Studios (512240)
17
5.7%
36.0%
Radio Stations (515112)
17
5.5%
7.2%
Inverse Staffing Patterns
Industry
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Data Sources and Calculations
Completers Data
The completers data in this report is taken directly from the national IPEDS database published by the U.S.
Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
Institution Data
The institution data in this report is taken directly from the national IPEDS database published by the U.S.
Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
Location Quotient
Location quotient (LQ) is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or
demographic group is in a region as compared to the nation. It can reveal what makes a particular region unique
in comparison to the national average.
Staffing Patterns Data
The staffing patterns data in this report is compiled from several sources using a specialized process. Sources
include Occupational Employment Statistics, and the National Occupation Matrix. EMSI uses ratios from the
national matrix and inputs regional jobs by industry, converting these to jobs by occupation. The ratios derived
from this are adjusted to equal actual regional data, resulting in a unique regional staffing pattern.
State Data Sources
This report uses state data from the following agencies: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth,
Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives.
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