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Highest Paying Industries for Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors

The top 82 highest paying industries for television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $71,660, temporary help services is the highest paying industry for television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors. It is followed by independent artists, writers, and performers industry (average annual salary $69,760). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 82 Highest Paying Industries for Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Temporary Help Services	$71,660	$30,190	410
2	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$69,760	$34,580	770
3	Employment Services	$68,070	$27,830	510
4	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$63,430	$32,390	40
5	Federal government, including USPS	$63,390	$47,920	380
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$63,390	$47,920	380
7	Social Advocacy Organizations	$60,830	$19,340	50
8	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$59,620	$25,920	1,170
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$59,330	$33,530	30
10	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$59,150	$31,430	690
11	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$58,390	$26,870	24,970
12	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$58,270	$24,570	1,210
13	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$58,140	$26,820	25,210
14	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$56,290	$35,940	60
15	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$54,820	$34,340	190
16	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$54,750	$31,240	70
17	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$54,750	$31,240	70
18	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$54,680	$32,390	260
19	Wholesale Trade	$54,680	$33,100	90
20	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$53,490	$28,600	1,100
21	Administrative and Support Services	$53,350	$26,260	810
22	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,310	$26,300	810
23	Information	$53,160	$25,210	35,520
24	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$53,020	$23,120	590
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,510	$20,570	900
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,510	$20,570	900
27	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$52,370	$34,160	290
28	Specialized Design Services	$51,340	$26,740	50
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,180	$32,680	40
30	Newspaper Publishers	$51,100	$31,930	60
31	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,920	$31,990	40
32	Other Information Services	$50,920	$25,260	550
33	Health Care and Social Assistance	$50,720	$32,490	60
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$50,470	$32,580	40
35	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$50,330	$19,630	2,620
36	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,730	$32,840	50
37	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$48,870	$28,100	130
38	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$48,780	$21,380	200
39	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,280	$32,650	50
40	Telecommunications	$47,900	$28,020	190
41	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,740	$20,300	1,300
42	Software Publishers	$47,120	$33,980	100
43	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$46,200	$19,440	170
44	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$45,480	$26,660	170
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$45,210	$21,470	190
46	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$45,070	$18,810	210
47	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$44,170	$30,150	70
48	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$43,620	$28,770	60
49	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$43,610	$30,780	110
50	Motion Picture and Video Exhibition	$43,210	$22,130	n/a
51	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$42,780	$20,890	9,280
52	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,710	$23,130	330
53	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$42,580	$26,160	100
54	State government, including schools and hospitals	$42,010	$24,210	290
55	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,920	$20,820	400
56	Business Support Services	$41,780	$28,050	210
57	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$41,620	$22,140	110
58	Educational Services	$41,600	$22,710	710
59	Nonstore Retailers	$41,590	$25,520	100
60	Television Broadcasting	$41,460	$20,210	8,020
61	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$41,450	$20,200	8,180
62	Sound Recording Industries	$41,360	$25,280	240
63	Religious Organizations	$41,250	$18,350	80
64	Educational Services - Local government owned	$41,200	$22,990	140
65	Educational Services - State government owned	$41,010	$21,180	240
66	Radio Broadcasting	$40,830	$19,900	150
67	Retail Trade	$40,550	$22,770	160
68	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$40,030	$22,580	30
69	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$39,810	$19,740	200
70	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$39,230	$18,340	630
71	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,220	$18,170	480
72	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$38,880	$19,900	80
73	Manufacturing	$38,580	$18,720	250
74	Spectator Sports	$37,990	$18,470	260
75	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,680	$17,350	760
76	Personal and Laundry Services	$36,090	$17,330	30
77	Photographic Services	$35,420	$17,270	690
78	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$34,470	$18,180	170
79	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$34,180	$18,220	180
80	Other Support Services	$31,890	$16,970	30
81	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$28,470	$24,800	n/a
82	Educational Support Services	$28,470	$24,800	n/a