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title: "Jobs in the Film Industry"
description: "Careers in film, television, theatre and live entertainment: performers and directors, editors and camera crews, designers, agents and the technical…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Jobs in the Film Industry

Careers in film, television, theatre and live entertainment: performers and directors, editors and camera crews, designers, agents and the technical crafts behind a production. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages.

48 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Media Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/media-director) | $133,660 | -3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 2 | [Production Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/production-designer) | $114,850 | +4.2% | Bachelor's |
| 3 | [Amusement Ride Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/amusement-ride-engineer) | $104,110 | +11.2% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Rigging Artist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rigging-artist) | $102,030 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 5 | [VFX Compositor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/vfx-compositor) | $102,030 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [First Assistant Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-assistant-director) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 7 | [Line Producer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/line-producer) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Location Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/location-manager) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Media Programming Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/media-programming-director) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 10 | [Media Technical Directors/Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/media-technical-directors-manager) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 11 | [Producer and Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/producer-and-director) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 12 | [Showrunner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/showrunner) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 13 | [Talent Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/talent-director) | $90,360 | +4.0% | Bachelor's |
| 14 | [Creator Talent Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/creator-talent-manager) | $82,890 | +9.7% | Bachelor's |
| 15 | [Entertainment and Recreation Manager, Except Gambling](https://nuecareer.com/careers/entertainment-and-recreation-manager) | $79,520 | +6.0% | Bachelor's |
| 16 | [Dialect Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dialect-coach) | $78,620 | +2.2% | Master's |
| 17 | [Film and Video Editor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/film-and-video-editor) | $75,420 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 18 | [Film Colorist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/film-colorist) | $75,420 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Script Supervisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/script-supervisor) | $75,420 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 20 | [Trailer Editor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/trailer-editor) | $75,420 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 21 | [Prop Master](https://nuecareer.com/careers/prop-master) | $75,240 | +1.4% | Bachelor's |
| 22 | [Set and Exhibit Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/set-and-exhibit-designer) | $75,240 | +1.4% | Bachelor's |
| 23 | [Set Decorator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/set-decorator) | $75,240 | +1.4% | Bachelor's |
| 24 | [Camera Operator, Television, Video, and Film](https://nuecareer.com/careers/camera-operator-television-video-and-film) | $74,990 | +1.3% | Bachelor's |
| 25 | [Cinematographer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cinematographer) | $74,990 | +1.3% | Bachelor's |
| 26 | [Digital Imaging Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/digital-imaging-technician) | $74,990 | +1.3% | Bachelor's |
| 27 | [First Assistant Camera](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-assistant-camera) | $74,990 | +1.3% | Bachelor's |
| 28 | [Steadicam Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/steadicam-operator) | $74,990 | +1.3% | Bachelor's |
| 29 | [Animatronics Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/animatronics-technician) | $73,900 | +2.6% | Associate's |
| 30 | [Foley Artist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/foley-artist) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 31 | [Re-Recording Mixer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/re-recording-mixer) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 32 | [Chief Lighting Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-lighting-technician) | $68,060 | -4.8% | Certificate |
| 33 | [Key Grip](https://nuecareer.com/careers/key-grip) | $68,060 | -4.8% | Certificate |
| 34 | [Lighting Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/theatrical-lighting-designer) | $68,060 | -4.8% | Certificate |
| 35 | [Lighting Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lighting-technician) | $68,060 | -4.8% | Certificate |
| 36 | [Amusement Ride Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/amusement-ride-technician) | $64,520 | +17.8% | High school |
| 37 | [Event Producer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/event-producer) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |
| 38 | [Broadcast Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/broadcast-technician) | $59,570 | -3.1% | Associate's |
| 39 | [Audio and Video Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/audio-and-video-technician) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 40 | [Fight Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fight-director) | $55,310 | +3.1% | High school |
| 41 | [Intimacy Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/intimacy-coordinator) | $55,310 | +3.1% | High school |
| 42 | [Stunt Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stunt-coordinator) | $55,310 | +3.1% | High school |
| 43 | [Stunt Performer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stunt-performer) | $55,310 | +3.1% | High school |
| 44 | [Costume Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/costume-attendant) | $50,400 | +5.9% | High school |
| 45 | [Amusement Ride Inspector](https://nuecareer.com/careers/amusement-ride-inspector) | $48,570 | +2.5% | High school |
| 46 | [Voice Actor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/voice-actor) | $47,340 | -7.6% | Bachelor's |
| 47 | [Unit Still Photographer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/unit-still-photographer) | $44,660 | -0.7% | High school |
| 48 | [Motion Picture Projectionist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/motion-picture-projectionist) | $38,270 | -6.2% | No formal credential |

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

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