CAPABILITY CARD · Design & Media

The Sound Engineering Technicians capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 13,080 sound engineering technicians in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

13,080
working nationally
$73,130
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$52.5B
Federal market
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten sound engineering technicians wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.
Duty 02
Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
Duty 03
Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
Duty 04
Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds during the mixing or postproduction stage.
Duty 05
Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
Duty 06
Report equipment problems and ensure that required repairs are made.
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with sound engineering technicians (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Adobe Acrobat ★Adobe Creative Cloud software ★Adobe InDesign ★Adobe Photoshop ★Apple macOS ★Autodesk AutoCAD ★Facebook ★Git ★Linux ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft PowerPoint ★
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 13,080 sound engineering technicians earn a median of $73,130 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$73,130
Median pay / year
$35
Median / hour
13,080
Working nationally
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for sound engineering technicians. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Fine Arts
  • English Language
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Communications and Media
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $52.5B in Engineering Services contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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