DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-4021 Photographers

Occupational Description:
Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists. Excludes "Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film" (27-4031).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 406$24.70/hr$4.05/hr$19.57/hr$20.49/hr$22.03/hr$23.57/hr$42.12/hr
Minnesota 730140$29.34/hr$2.79/hr$16.42/hr$19.56/hr$25.35/hr$38.76/hr$46.46/hr
U S 50,6201,164$22.08/hr$0.38/hr$10.02/hr$12.22/hr$17.62/hr$27.82/hr$38.59/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Photographers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 570 $31.50/hr 5.5%
Central Minnesota 40 $22.03/hr 6.8%
Southeast Minnesota 40 $23.04/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 20 $21.93/hr 6.7%
Northeast Minnesota 10 $20.84/hr 6.5%
Southwest Minnesota 10 $16.84/hr 5.5%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1,350$19.40/hr5.0%
Set and Exhibit DesignersN/AN/AN/A
Costume AttendantsN/AN/AN/A
Sound Engineering TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion PictureN/AN/A0.0%
Film and Video EditorsN/AN/AN/A
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal WorkersN/AN/A-5.1%
Etchers and EngraversN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Photographers