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Tape Recording Machine Operator
$73,831 (USD)/yr
$35.50 (USD)/hr
$1,410 (USD)/yr
The average tape recording machine operator gross salary in Seattle, Washington is $73,831 or an equivalent hourly rate of $35. This is 15% higher (+$9,814) than the average tape recording machine operator salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $1,410. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Seattle, Washington. An entry level tape recording machine operator (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $53,703. On the other end, a senior level tape recording machine operator (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $90,582.
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Salary Potential
$82,931 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Tape Recording Machine Operator will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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Tape Recording Machine Operator, the majority at 67% with bachelors.
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The cost of living in Seattle, Washington is 52% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageSeattle ( see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2022 population of 749,256 it is the most populous city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country...
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Job Description
Operates disk or tape recording machine to record music, dialog, or sound effects of phonograph recording sessions, radio broadcasts, television shows, training courses, or conferences, or to transfer transcribed material to sound-recording medium: threads tape through recording device or places blank disk on turntable. Moves lever to regulate speed of turntable. Places cutting stylus on record. Examines grooves during cutting... by stylus to determine if grooves are level, using microscope. Turns knobs on cutting arm to shift or adjust weight of stylus and cause grooves to be cut evenly. Starts recording machine and moves switches to open microphone and tune in live or recorded programs. Listens through earphone to detect imperfections of recording machines or extraneous noises emanating from recording studio or production stage. Observes dials, mounted on machine, to ensure that volume level and intensity remain within specified limits. Removes filled reel or completed recordings from machine and attaches identifying labels. Keeps record of recordings in logbook. May service and repair recording machines and allied equipment. May be designated according to type of machine used as disk-recording-machine operator; tape-recording-machine operator. When transcribing to disk used in production of phonograph records, may be designated dubbing-machine operator. When recording live television programs in monochrome or color on magnetic tape is designated videotape-recording engineer.
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