Sound engineering technicians need knowledge in the following areas:

• Engineering and Technology: How to use computers and rules of engineering to design and produce goods and services.
• Computers and Electronics: Computer hardware and software.
• Communications and Media: How to produce written, spoken or visual media.
• Customer and Personal Service: Providing special services to customers based on their needs.
• English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
• Telecommunications: The tools used to send messages and data.
• Fine Arts: The methods and concepts needed to create visual, music, or dramatic arts.
• Psychology: People, their actions, and mental processes and how to treat problems.
• Production and Processing: How products are made and distributed.
• Administration and Management: How to run a business or group.