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Film and Video Editors vs Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Film and Video Editors and Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Film and Video Editors Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$70,980
$68,810
Employment · BLS OEWS
28,860
24,460
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
36th pct
69th pct

At a glance

Dimension Film and Video Editors Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Median pay $70,980 $68,810
Employment 28,860 24,460
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.0%) About average (+1.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 3,600 2,900
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 36th pct High · 69th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 68th pct · 37% of tasks 65th pct · 35% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (51.9%) Augmentation-leaning (44.1%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Communications and Media, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Telecommunications, Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, Active Listening, Oral Expression, Information Ordering, Fluency of Ideas, Visualization, Critical Thinking, Originality, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Selective Attention, Speech Recognition, Engineering and Technology, Speaking, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Problem Sensitivity, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Inductive Reasoning, Flexibility of Closure, Visual Color Discrimination.

Specific to Film and Video Editors

  • Fine Arts
  • Production and Processing
  • Written Comprehension
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Written Expression
  • Administration and Management
  • Design
  • Administrative

Specific to Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

  • Far Vision
  • Coordination
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Control Precision
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Finger Dexterity

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Graphics or photo imaging software , Desktop publishing software , Video creation and editing software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Web page creation and editing software .

Specific to Film and Video Editors

Specific to Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Film and Video Editors or Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Film and Video Editors vs Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/film-and-video-editors-vs-camera-operators-television-video-and-film

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Singulariki. (2026). Film and Video Editors vs Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/film-and-video-editors-vs-camera-operators-television-video-and-film

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  title  = {Film and Video Editors vs Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film},
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