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Broadcast Technicians
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Play and record broadcast programs, using automation systems.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.Mostly human for now
- 03Set up, operate, and maintain broadcast station computers and networks.AI could speed this up a lot
- 04Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Monitor and log transmitter readings.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions, using video console control panels.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 09Select sources from which programming will be received or through which programming will be transmitted.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Install broadcast equipment, troubleshoot equipment problems, and perform maintenance or minor repairs, using hand tools.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss2%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
52%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 46% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 42% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
- Install broadcast equipment, troubleshoot equipment problems, and perform maintenance or minor repairs, using hand tools.