Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors

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2020 Workforce

66k

Average Age

36.2

Average Salary

$59,638

Average Male Salary

$61,346

Average Female Salary

$52,857

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 $59,638 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors by wage are Other drafters, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, and Control & valve 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 City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, and LA City (Mount Washington, Highland Park & Glassell Park) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are LA City (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA, LA City (East Central/Hollywood) 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 National security & international affairs. 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 (Northeast/North Hollywood & Valley Village) PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$59,638

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,351

In 2020, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors earned an average of $59,638, $3,684 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators make somewhat more than Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors while Other drafters 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

0.484

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.484, which is higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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.

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), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Religious organizations, Advertising, public relations & related services, Other professional, scientific & technical services , Amusement & Recreation, Spectator sports, Business support services, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Independent artists, writers, and performers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors, by average wage, are National security & international affairs, Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing , and Advertising, public relations & related services.

Industries by Share

66k

2020 Workforce

± 6,304

8.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.7%

The number of people employed as Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors has been growing at a rate of 8.47%, from 60,801 people in 2019 to 65,951 people in 2020.

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 41.6%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 12.9% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 7.36%.

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 37 and of female Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 32.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

52.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,634

13.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,829

79.9% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

72% of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.4% 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 Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.39

32.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.5

The median age of Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors is 36.2, and Male employees are generally 4.42 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.