Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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Total Workforce

58.5k

Average Age

34.3

Average Salary

$56,198

Average Male Salary

$57,788

Average Female Salary

$49,633

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 $56,198 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors by wage are Bailiffs, Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, and Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers.

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 (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA, LA City (East Central/Silver Lake, Echo Park & Westlake) PUMA, CA, and Glendale City PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA, Santa Monica City PUMA, CA, and West Hollywood & Beverly Hills 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 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses. 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 (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$56,198

AVERAGE SALARY

± $7,115

In 2018, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $56,198, $2,309 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers make somewhat more than Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors while Bailiffs 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

0.463

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.463, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Motion pictures & video industries, Broadcasting (except internet), Computer Systems Design, Motion pictures & video industries, and Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services.

Industries by Share

58.5k

2018 Workforce

± 5,935

4.91%

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 4.91%, from 55,730 people in 2017 to 58,466 people in 2018.

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 41.4%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 9.55% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 8.47%.

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 35 and of female Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 31.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

47.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,325

11.4k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,622

80.5% 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)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

73.7% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.35% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, Black (Non-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

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.51

31.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.5

The median age of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 34.3, and Male employees are generally 3.67 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.