Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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Total Workforce

55.7k

Average Age

38.2

Estimated Job Growth

12.8%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$59,785

Average Male Salary

$63,520

Average Female Salary

$43,953

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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 $59,785 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors by wage are Pumping station operators, Postsecondary teachers, and Speechlanguage pathologists.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA, Bushwick PUMA, NY, and LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Bushwick PUMA, NY, LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA, and LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities 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 Motion pictures & video industries. 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 Bushwick PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$59,785

AVERAGE SALARY

± $7,739

In 2017, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $59,785, $7,720 more than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Speechlanguage pathologists make somewhat more than Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors while Pumping station operators 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.

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Wage Distribution

0.484

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.484, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA

  2. LA City (Central/Pacific Palisades) PUMA, CA

  3. LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA

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.

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Spatial Concentration

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

  1. Bushwick PUMA, NY

  2. Burbank City PUMA, CA

  3. LA City (East Central/Silver Lake, Echo Park & Westlake) PUMA, CA

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.

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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.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, by average wage, are Motion pictures & video industries, Broadcasting (except internet), and Computer Systems Design.

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Industries by Share

55.7k

2017 Workforce

± 5,795

8.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.9%

The number of people employed as Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors has been growing at a rate of 8.26%, from 51,476 people in 2016 to 55,730 people in 2017.

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  39.7%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 11.8% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 8.65%.

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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 39.4 and of female Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 32.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is White.

Gender Composition

45.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,213

10.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,532

80.9% 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.

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Race & Ethnicity

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

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Asian

86% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 4.56% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, Black 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.

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Age by Gender

39.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.53

32.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.9

The median age of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 38.2, and Male employees are generally 6.59 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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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.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Communications

  2. Visual & Performing Arts

  3. English

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Communication Technologies

  2. Communications

  3. Visual & Performing Arts

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors need many skills, but most especially . The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors need more than the average amount of .

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are expected to see a growth of 12.8% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

12.8%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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