Video And Film Editor Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are an estimated 21,000 video and film editors nationally. Most recently, workers have experienced a high level of joblessness. An estimated 7% of employees did not have employment in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Video and film editors -of-a-feather seem to flock to Boulder (Colorado), San Francisco (California), and New York (New York). They are less likely to be found around Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Fort Worth (Texas), and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania).

Compensation of workers is best in Boston (Massachusetts), Denver (Colorado), and Nassau (New York), and much worse in Spokane (Washington), Rochester (New York), and Orlando (Florida).

Training and Education

Employees often find employers are looking for a bachelor's degree. Video and film editors, in 58% of cases, have bachelor's degree or higher. After high school, 29% of workers pursued some additional career education. Employees, in 13% of cases, had only a high school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Video and film editors employed part-time are 19% of the total. Workers, in about 16% of cases, work for themselves.

Video And Film Editors by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Alabama

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Birmingham	$45,000	60	+30%

Arizona

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Phoenix	$46,000	110	-34%

California

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Riverside		160	+41%
San Diego		180	+51%
San Francisco	$67,000	550	+518%
San Jose		90	+10%
Santa Ana	$52,000	160	+17%

Colorado

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boulder	$58,000	90	+560%
Denver	$65,000	230	+106%

Connecticut

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Hartford	$59,000	70	+37%

District of Columbia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Washington	$65,000	260	+26%

Florida

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Miami	$43,000	400	+354%
Orlando	$35,000	230	+147%
Tampa	$52,000	100	-8%
West Palm Beach	$55,000	50	+5%

Georgia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Atlanta	$58,000	90	-57%

Hawaii

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Honolulu	$46,000	100	+160%

Illinois

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Chicago	$63,000	800	+134%

Iowa

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Des Moines	$49,000	60	+110%

Kentucky

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Louisville	$37,000	50	-8%

Maine

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Portland	$39,000	40	+130%

Maryland

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Baltimore	$51,000	230	+98%
Bethesda	$50,000	50	-1%

Massachusetts

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boston	$93,000	290	+89%
Springfield	$58,000	40	+53%

Michigan

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Detroit		50	-21%
Lansing	$34,000	30	+82%
Warren	$62,000	220	+114%

Minnesota

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Minneapolis	$47,000	250	+56%

Missouri

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Kansas City	$39,000	110	+20%

Nevada

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Las Vegas	$46,000	70	-15%

New York

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Nassau	$65,000	60	-46%
New York	$61,000	2,290	+401%
Rochester	$36,000	30	-32%

North Carolina

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Charlotte	$39,000	150	+90%
Durham	$41,000	30	+27%
Greensboro	$32,000	70	+115%
Raleigh	$40,000	70	+55%

Ohio

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Cincinnati	$39,000	50	-46%
Cleveland	$44,000	100	+6%
Columbus	$39,000	80	-4%

Oregon

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Portland	$59,000	150	+63%

Pennsylvania

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Philadelphia	$51,000	190	+13%
Pittsburgh		30	-70%
Scranton	$31,000	40	+79%

Tennessee

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Nashville		120	+77%

Texas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Austin	$62,000	100	+48%
Dallas	$99,000	210	+12%
Fort Worth	$33,000	30	-61%
Houston	$43,000	150	-35%

Utah

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Salt Lake City	$48,000	110	+98%

Virginia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Virginia Beach	$40,000	90	+34%

Washington

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Seattle	$54,000	150	+17%
Spokane	$32,000	60	+235%

Wisconsin

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Milwaukee	$41,000	30	-60%

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