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Broadcast Technical Director

Broadcast Technical Director profiles score highest on Influencing and Organizing. This page covers what the work involves, what the trait profile looks like, what it pays, and where the fit tends to break.

Median pay
$90,360per year, U.S. BLS 2025
Entry education
Bachelor's degreetypical for the occupation
Outlook
BrightO*NET Bright Outlook occupation

SOURCE · O*NET 27-2012.05 and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are national and vary widely by state and setting.

What the work involves

Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.

Skills rated most important

Active Listening75
Coordination75
Monitoring75
Speaking75
Critical Thinking72

Work context

Contact With Others99
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled95
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams92
Spend Time Sitting72
Spend Time Standing32
Spend Time Walking or Running32
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body28
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance13
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled12
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling12
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles11

O*NET importance and frequency ratings, 0–100.

The trait profile

Where Broadcast Technical Director profiles sit on the eleven Haliscope traits, derived from O*NET’s published interest and work-style data.

Influencing69
Organizing58
Persevering58
Safety-Seeking50
Operating49
Harmonizing48
Exploring46
Creating41
Law-Abiding38
Analyzing31
Helping28

Who it fits, and who it doesn’t

Strong signals

  • Low Analyzing. Measures your drive to understand systems and solve problems. High scorers are knowledge-seeking, strategic thinkers who enjoy investigating and finding solutions.
  • Low Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.
  • High Influencing. Measures your drive to lead, persuade, and shape outcomes. High scorers are confident communicators who naturally take charge and direct others.

Friction points

  • High Analyzing. Measures your drive to understand systems and solve problems. High scorers are knowledge-seeking, strategic thinkers who enjoy investigating and finding solutions.
  • High Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.
  • Low Influencing. Measures your drive to lead, persuade, and shape outcomes. High scorers are confident communicators who naturally take charge and direct others.

These are what the occupation’s profile says, not a hiring criterion. Haliscope is not validated for hiring or screening, and none of these is disqualifying — they are where a fit most often breaks.

Getting in

Entry education: Bachelor's degree.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

O*NET Job Zone descriptions, U.S. Department of Labor.

Exposure to AI

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