California Sound Technicians: Schools and Careers

Selected Sound Technician Schools in California

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More California Sound Technician Schools

Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2016-17, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Total Enrollment
American River College	Sacramento	Associates	31,858
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	Bachelors	28,083
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	Associates	24,658
Fullerton College	Fullerton	Associates	24,124
Fresno City College	Fresno	Associates	22,771
Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga	Associates	22,508
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	Associates	22,156
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	Associates	21,323
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo	Associates	19,783
Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill	Associates	19,775
Southwestern College	Chula Vista	Associates	18,413
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	Bachelors	17,880
Cerritos College	Norwalk	Associates	17,218
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara	Associates	16,385
Mt San Jacinto Community College District	San Jacinto	Associates	15,718
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Bachelors	15,697
San Diego Miramar College	San Diego	Associates	15,692
Cypress College	Cypress	Bachelors	15,673
Los Angeles Valley College	Valley Glen	Associates	15,648
San Diego City College	San Diego	Associates	15,569
MiraCosta College	Oceanside	Bachelors	14,617
Antelope Valley College	Lancaster	Bachelors	14,125
Los Angeles City College	Los Angeles	Associates	13,827
Citrus College	Glendora	Associates	13,263
Cabrillo College	Aptos	Associates	11,836
Allan Hancock College	Santa Maria	Associates	11,739
Academy of Art University	San Francisco	Masters	11,672
Golden West College	Huntington Beach	Associates	11,610
Butte College	Oroville	Associates	11,386
Norco College	Norco	Associates	10,277
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	Doctorate	9,618
Ohlone College	Fremont	Associates	9,273
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	Associates	9,048
Los Angeles Harbor College	Wilmington	Associates	8,861
West Valley College	Saratoga	Associates	7,779
Mendocino College	Ukiah	Associates	3,870
Los Angeles Film School	Hollywood	Bachelors	3,653
Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe	Associates	2,108
Musicians Institute	Hollywood	Bachelors	990
Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood	North Hollywood	Bachelors	987
Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego	San Diego	Bachelors	846
SAE Expression College	Emeryville	Bachelors	345
SAE Institute of Technology-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	N/A	145
National Polytechnic College	Lakewood	Associates	144
East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program	West Covina	Associates	118
The Academy of Radio and TV Broadcasting	Huntington Beach	N/A	14

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Sound Technicians

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Sound Technicians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Sound Technicians relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2017 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2016-26 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 23.1 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org

Metro Area	Jobs	Annual Median Salary
Fresno	N/A	N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade	N/A	$33,080
San Diego-Carlsbad	220	$68,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim	3680	$82,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward	530	$78,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	N/A	N/A