DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
27-4031 Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Occupational Description:
Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 180 | 41 | $25.01/hr | $2.60/hr | $13.46/hr | $16.35/hr | $22.12/hr | $33.44/hr | $38.82/hr |
| U S | 21,500 | 839 | $31.55/hr | $0.85/hr | $12.90/hr | $18.06/hr | $26.79/hr | $37.95/hr | $53.81/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Photographers | 730 | $25.35/hr | 0.3% |
| Etchers and Engravers | 300 | $16.51/hr | 1.4% |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 230 | $18.33/hr | 0.5% |
| Costume Attendants | 210 | $23.84/hr | 1.0% |
| Film and Video Editors | 190 | N/A | 1.6% |
| Set and Exhibit Designers | 130 | $25.42/hr | 1.5% |
Tasks for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
- Sets up cameras, optical printers and related equipment to produce photographs and special effects.
- Selects cameras, accessories, equipment, and film stock to use during filming, using knowledge of filming techniques, requirements and computations.
- Observes set or location for potential problems and to determine filming and lighting requirements.
- Reads work order to determine specifications and location of subject material.
- Confers with director and electrician regarding interpretation of scene, desired effects, filming and lighting requirements.
- Exposes frames of film in sequential order and regulates exposures and aperture to obtain special effects.
- Instructs camera operators regarding camera setup, angles, distances, movement, and other variables and cues for starting and stopping filming.
- Reads charts and computes ratios to determine variables, such as lighting, shutter angles, filter factors, and camera distance.
- Analyzes specifications to determine work procedures, sequence of operations, and machine setup.
- Views film to resolve problems of exposure control, subject and camera movement, changes in subject distance, and related variables.
- Adjusts position and controls of camera, printer and related equipment to produce desired effects, using precision measuring instruments.
