Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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2022 Workforce

81k

Average Age

Average Salary

$67,128

Average Male Salary

$68,656

Average Female Salary

$61,317

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 $67,128 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (East Central & Hollywood) PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County--LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County (North)--LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Los Angeles County (North)--LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (Central)--West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (East Central & Hollywood) 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 2022 was 81,044 people, of which 20.8% were women and 79.2% 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 (North)--LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

64,167

Male Workforce

± 6.22k

16,877

Female Workforce

± 3.19k

The Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce in 2022 was 81,044 people (20.8% women and 79.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 101% between 2014 (40,339) and 2022 (81,044).

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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Carolina ($123,956), New Jersey ($95,116), and California ($92,954).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$67,128

AVERAGE WAGE

#192 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $67,128, $2,445 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.463

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.463, 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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($121,508).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

81k

2022 Workforce

± 6,987

10.2%

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 69.3%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 20.2% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 10.5%.

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 2022 was 81,044 people, with 20.8% woman, and 79.2% 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 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 2022 was 81,044 people, with 20.8% woman, and 79.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (16,098 people), 30 to 34 years (13,943 people), and 20 to 24 years (12,415 people). Among them they concentrated 52.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 14.2% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workers were Hispanic and 85.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68%), Puerto Rican (18.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (13.2)%

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Races

In 2022, 74.1% of the Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors workforce were White, of which 19.4% were women and 80.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.14%) and Black (7.18%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Communications (15,020 people), Visual & Performing Arts (12,785 people), and Business (3,767 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 (41,075 people), Some college (16,522 people), and High School or Equivalent (7,685 people).

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