Audio-Visual Collections Specialists

Definition

Prepare, plan, and operate audio-visual teaching aids for use in education. May record, catalogue, and file audio-visual materials.

2004 employment: 9,300
Projected 2004-14 employment change: Faster than average
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Audio-visual collections specialists

2004 employment: 9,000
2014 projected employment: 11,000
Change — numeric: 2,000; percent: 18.6%
2004 median annual earnings: $32,990; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 3.8%
2004 part-time employment: high
2004 unemployment: very low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 1.5%; some college: 11.3%; bachelor's degree: 87.2%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Audio-visual collections specialists
— National
U.S.:	$41,100
— by State
AL:	$23,320
AZ:	$33,610
AR:	$31,770
CA:	$41,630
CT:	$46,920
DC:	$35,260
FL:	$47,530
GA:	$33,230
HI:	$34,460
ID:	$47,210
IL:	$32,830
IN:	$39,730
IA:	$39,580
LA:	$33,640
MA:	$45,470
MI:	$51,090
MN:	$51,850
MS:	$30,050
MO:	$30,550
NJ:	$43,500
NY:	$30,590
NC:	$30,800
OH:	$42,860
OK:	$33,850
OR:	$28,030
PA:	$35,640
SC:	$29,380
TN:	$42,570
TX:	$39,090
UT:	$30,910
VT:	$30,610
VA:	$38,670
WA:	$37,530
WI:	$35,580
PR:	$23,450
— by NAICS Industry Sector
51	$41,100
61	$41,270
62	$34,580
71	$36,200
92	$39,570
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for audio-visual collections specialists.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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