Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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2019 Workforce

87.5k

Average Age

Average Salary

$58,983

Average Male Salary

$61,677

Average Female Salary

$49,223

About

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 $58,983 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors by wage are Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers, Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, and Entertainment and recreation managers.

Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are part of the Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations, along with Artists & related workers, Commercial and industrial designers, Fashion designers, Floral designers, Graphic designers, and 25 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, and LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, and LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors and on wages and locations 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 Advertising, public relations & related services. Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are paid most in Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$58,983

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,679

In 2019, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $58,983, $3,459 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers make somewhat more than Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors while Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.457

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.457, which is lower than 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, by number of employees, are Motion pictures & video industries, Broadcasting (except internet), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, by average wage, are Advertising, public relations & related services, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Independent artists, writers, and performers, Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Advertising, public relations & related services, Computer Systems Design, Motion pictures & video industries, Broadcasting (except internet), Computer Systems Design, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Motion pictures & video industries, Hospitals, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Motion pictures & video industries, Advertising, public relations & related services, Motion pictures & video industries, Broadcasting (except internet), and Other professional, scientific & technical services .

Industries by Share

87.5k

2019 Workforce

± 7,261

49.7%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.76%

The number of people employed as Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors has been growing at a rate of 49.7%, from 58,466 people in 2018 to 87,519 people in 2019.

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 41.2%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 16.1% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 7.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in the US. The average age of male Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in the workforce is 38.1 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 (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

68.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,428

18.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,378

78.4% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

69.8% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.23% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.

Age by Gender

38.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.21

32.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.15

The median age of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 37, and Male employees are generally 5.15 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors hold a major in Communication Technologies.