Is a Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians degree worth it?
Across 25 schools, graduates of Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians earn a median $38,947 five years out on $27,000 of debt — most often working as Audio and Video Technicians. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$38,947
Median debt
$27,000
Years to pay off
6.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
47%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-15.3%
$40,305 vs $46,459
Net price
$21,032/yr
Debt-test failures
52.6%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$16,567
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.