52112 Broadcast technicians

What this occupation covers

Broadcast technicians install, set up, test, operate and repair electronic equipment used to record and transmit live and taped radio and television programs and to produce audio and video streaming broadcasts for the Internet. They are employed by radio and television broadcasting networks and stations, by broadcast equipment companies and by Internet-based communication providers.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Monitor broadcast quality of live and taped radio and television programs
• Operate and monitor radio and television broadcasting systems to broadcast, receive signals and to regulate clarity and range of sounds and colours of recordings or broadcasts
• Operate broadcast equipment to produce audio and video streaming broadcasts for the Internet
• Make emergency repairs to equipment and substitute programs in case of signal failure
• Maintain, install and troubleshoot a wide variety of broadcast hardware and software
• Set up and operate consoles to pick up and select feed sources from different locations and to air radio or television programs and commercials
• May supervise other broadcast technicians.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 52113 Audio and video recording technicians
• 52110 Film and video camera operators
• 52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts

Excluded from this code

• Audio and video recording technicians (See 52113 Audio and video recording technicians)
• Film and video camera operators (See 52110 Film and video camera operators)
• Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts (See 52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

broadcast engineer · broadcast field technician · broadcast maintenance technician · broadcast technician · broadcast transmitter operator · broadcasting control operator · broadcasting engineer · broadcasting switcher · broadcasting technician · broadcasting transmitter operator · control room technician - broadcasting · master control room (MCR) equipment operator - broadcasting · master control room (MCR) technician - broadcasting · mobile broadcasting equipment installer · mobile broadcasting equipment operator · mobile radio broadcasting supervisor · production switcher · radio broadcasting equipment operator supervisor · regional transmitter technician · short-wave receiving station technician · television broadcasting equipment operator supervisor · television switcher · transmission operator · transmission studio control operator

Employment requirements

• Completion of a college program in broadcast technology or electronics is usually required.
• Senior and supervisory positions in this unit group require experience.