Motion picture projectionists

Detailed Occupation

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    2017 Workforce
    3.24k
    Average Age
    33.7
    Estimated Job Growth
    0%
    10-year projection
    Average Salary
    $30,501
    Average Male Salary
    $32,428
    Average Female Salary
    $20,800

    About

    Motion picture projectionists are most often employed by the Motion pictures & video industries industry. The average yearly wage for Motion picture projectionists was $30,501 in 2017.

    The locations that employ the most Motion picture projectionists are . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Motion picture projectionists are San Juan Norte PUMA, PR, San Antonio (Northeast), Kirby & Windcrest Cities PUMA, TX, and Los Angeles County (Central)--Inglewood City PUMA, CA.

    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Motion picture projectionists workforce. Motion picture projectionists workforce in 2017 was 3,235 people, of which 16.6% were women and 83.4% were men.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    2,699
    Male Workforce
    ± 1.28k
    536
    Female Workforce
    ± 568

    The Motion picture projectionists workforce in 2017 was 3,235 people (16.6% women and 83.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −56.3% between 2014 (7,401) and 2017 (3,235).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Motion picture projectionists.

    During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($48,139), New York ($45,777), and Puerto Rico ($41,565).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $30,501
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #448 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2017, Motion picture projectionists earned an average of $30,501, $39,376 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.554
    WAGE GINI

    In 2017, Motion picture projectionists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.554, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Motion picture projectionists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Motion picture projectionists and on wages for those in the field. Motion pictures & video industries is the industry that employs the most Motion picture projectionists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Motion picture projectionists, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($26,728).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    3.24k
    2017 Workforce
    ± 1,396
    −27.3%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 78%

    This graphic shows the share of Motion picture projectionists employed by various industries. Motion pictures & video industries employs the largest share of Motion picture projectionists at 97.2%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 2.84%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Motion picture projectionists in the US. The workforce of Motion picture projectionists in 2017 was 3,235 people, with 16.6% woman, and 83.4% men. The average age of male Motion picture projectionists in the workforce is 32.8 and of female Motion picture projectionists is 38, and the most common race/ethnicity for Motion picture projectionists is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Motion picture projectionists in 2017 was 3,235 people, with 16.6% woman, and 83.4% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 28 years (628 people), 20 to 24 years (576  people), and 18 to 19 years (325 people). Among them they concentrated 82% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2017, 20.3% of Motion picture projectionists workers were Hispanic and 79.7% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.2%) and Puerto Rican (34.8)%

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    Races

    In 2017, 74.3% of the Motion picture projectionists workforce were White, of which 13.4% were women and 86.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (8.98%) and Black (6.6%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Motion picture projectionists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Motion picture projectionists is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Communication Technologies.

    Among the necessary skills for Motion picture projectionists, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Motion picture projectionists need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

    Majors

    ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
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    Degree

    The most common majors achieved by Motion picture projectionists in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (278 people), Communications (107 people), and Business (80 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Motion picture projectionists workers were Some college (1,048 people), High School or Equivalent (895 people), and Bachelors Degree (687 people).

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    Skills

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    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Motion picture projectionists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Motion picture projectionists need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening.

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    Projections

    Projections on job growth for Motion Picture Projectionists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Motion Picture Projectionists are expected to see a growth of 0% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

    Job Growth

    0%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.07%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Motion picture projectionists. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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