Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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2021 Workforce

73.1k

Average Age

36.5

Average Salary

$63,162

Average Male Salary

$65,209

Average Female Salary

$55,285

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Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are most often employed by the Motion pictures & video industries industry. The average yearly wage for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors was $63,162 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA, LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, and LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, and LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce. Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce in 2021 was 73,122 people, of which 20.6% were women and 79.4% were men. Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are paid most in Thousand Oaks City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

58,035

Male Workforce

± 5.91k

15,087

Female Workforce

± 3.02k

The Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce in 2021 was 73,122 people (20.6% women and 79.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 83.1% between 2014 (39,940) and 2021 (73,122).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($93,120), California ($88,063), and New York ($77,192).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$63,162

AVERAGE WAGE

#189 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $63,162, $3,566 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.464

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.464, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors and on wages for those in the field. Motion pictures & video industries is the industry that employs the most Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, by average wage, is National security & international affairs ($117,192).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

73.1k

2021 Workforce

± 6,637

10.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.9%

This graphic shows the share of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors employed by various industries. Motion pictures & video industries employs the largest share of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors at 67.2%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 20.8% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 12%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in the US. The workforce of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in 2021 was 73,122 people, with 20.6% woman, and 79.4% men. The average age of male Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in the workforce is 37.4 and of female Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 32.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in 2021 was 73,122 people, with 20.6% woman, and 79.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (13,996 people), 30 to 34 years (12,213 people), and 20 to 24 years (10,892 people). Among them they concentrated 50.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 13.7% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workers were Hispanic and 86.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.3%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (14.3)%, and Puerto Rican (13.4)%

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Races

In 2021, 76.7% of the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce were White, of which 19.3% were women and 80.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (6.93%) and Black (6.53%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is Communications but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Communication Technologies.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (13,981 people), Visual & Performing Arts (11,244 people), and Business (2,985 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workers were Bachelors Degree (37,006 people), Some college (14,868 people), and High School or Equivalent (6,732 people).

The graphic shows the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce by gender and educational level.