Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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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 $69,995 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Los Angeles County--LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (Central)--West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County--LA City (East Central/Silver Lake, Echo Park & Westlake) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Los Angeles County (Central)--West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (Central)--Burbank City PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County--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 2024 was 90,697 people, of which 22.1% were women and 77.9% were men. Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community District 4--Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (Central)--West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

70,653

Male Workforce

± 6.52k

20,044

Female Workforce

± 3.48k

The Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce in 2024 was 90,697 people (22.1% women and 77.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 125% between 2014 (40,339) and 2024 (90,697).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Carolina ($146,801), New Jersey ($94,065), and California ($93,166).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$69,995

AVERAGE WAGE

#175 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $69,995, $117 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.456

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.456, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Software publishers ($118,734).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

90.7k

2024 Workforce

± 7,392

2.88%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.3%

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 64.1%, followed by Broadcasting & content providers with 21% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 9.74%.

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 2024 was 90,697 people, with 22.1% woman, and 77.9% men. The average age of male Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in the workforce is 36.9 and of female Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 33.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in 2024 was 90,697 people, with 22.1% woman, and 77.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (17,282 people), 30 to 34 years (15,954 people), and 20 to 24 years (13,433 people). Among them they concentrated 51.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 14.9% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workers were Hispanic and 85.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (48.6%), Puerto Rican (13.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.6)%

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Races

In 2024, 71.7% of the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce were White, of which 20.4% were women and 79.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.4%) and Black (6.58%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (17,880 people), Visual & Performing Arts (15,442 people), and Business (4,268 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workers were Bachelors Degree (48,723 people), Some college (16,337 people), and High School or Equivalent (8,371 people).

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

Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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