Film and Video Editors
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
- O*NET-SOC code
27-4032.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$75,420
Employment, U.S.25,610
Median hourly wage$36.26
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,280 | $52,720 | $75,420 | $105,310 | $148,550 |
By state (44)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 120 | $74,410 | 0.36 |
| Alaska | 30 | $38,800 | 0.57 |
| Arizona | 350 | $45,840 | 0.66 |
| Arkansas | 80 | $48,480 | 0.36 |
| California | 8,110 | $88,490 | 2.70 |
| Colorado | 380 | $84,620 | 0.81 |
| Connecticut | 600 | $83,550 | 2.15 |
| District of Columbia | 370 | $98,830 | 3.18 |
| Florida | 1,490 | $60,430 | 0.91 |
| Georgia | $51,280 | ||
| Idaho | 100 | $54,080 | 0.67 |
| Illinois | 310 | $72,460 | 0.30 |
| Indiana | 450 | $46,780 | 0.86 |
| Kansas | 70 | $50,900 | 0.31 |
| Kentucky | 60 | $62,330 | 0.18 |
| Louisiana | 80 | $66,870 | 0.25 |
| Maryland | 250 | $78,380 | 0.54 |
| Massachusetts | 550 | $92,130 | 0.92 |
| Michigan | 360 | $59,100 | 0.50 |
| Minnesota | 200 | $53,150 | 0.40 |
| Mississippi | 50 | $50,410 | 0.24 |
| Missouri | 380 | $57,950 | 0.79 |
| Montana | 110 | $42,520 | 1.35 |
| Nebraska | 120 | $55,810 | 0.69 |
| Nevada | 320 | $65,720 | 1.24 |
| New Hampshire | 100 | $61,250 | 0.89 |
| New Jersey | 620 | $82,890 | 0.88 |
| New Mexico | 160 | $49,400 | 1.12 |
| New York | 3,710 | $103,440 | 2.33 |
| North Carolina | 400 | $60,020 | 0.49 |
| Ohio | 340 | $56,410 | 0.37 |
| Oklahoma | 100 | $55,210 | 0.37 |
| Oregon | 360 | $72,300 | 1.11 |
| Pennsylvania | 850 | Not available | 0.85 |
| South Carolina | 160 | Not available | 0.41 |
| South Dakota | 30 | $39,090 | 0.44 |
| Tennessee | 560 | $57,880 | 1.03 |
| Texas | 1,040 | $61,220 | 0.45 |
| Utah | 370 | $76,240 | 1.29 |
| Vermont | 100 | $63,080 | 2.08 |
| Virginia | $78,740 | ||
| Washington | 450 | $66,870 | 0.77 |
| West Virginia | 30 | $48,440 | 0.29 |
| Wisconsin | 240 | $53,430 | 0.50 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special Effects Artists and Animators | 4 | 0.954 |
| 2 | Media Programming Directors | 4 | 0.943 |
| 3 | Art Directors | 4 | 0.939 |
| 4 | Graphic Designers | 4 | 0.937 |
| 5 | Media Technical Directors/Managers | 4 | 0.932 |
| 6 | Web Administrators | 4 | 0.930 |
| 7 | Audio and Video Technicians | 3 | 0.927 |
| 8 | Editors | 4 | 0.923 |
| 9 | Producers and Directors | 4 | 0.916 |
| 10 | Photographers | 3 | 0.911 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Film and Video Editors, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | Operations Monitoring | 0.88 | 0.911 |
| Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists | Instructing | 0.88 | 0.906 |
| Document Management Specialists | Writing | 0.76 | 0.899 |
| Digital Forensics Analysts | Writing | 0.76 | 0.898 |
| Online Merchants | Mathematics | 1.37 | 0.891 |
| Writers and Authors | Writing | 2.00 | 0.886 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Film and Video Editors, excluding software Film and Video Editors already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe ActionScript | 9 of 20 | 12.6x |
| Drupal | 9 of 20 | 10.6x |
| Apple macOS | 10 of 20 | 8.1x |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | 10 of 20 | 7.8x |
| Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML | 8 of 20 | 11.9x |
| PHP | 9 of 20 | 8.8x |
| QuarkXPress | 7 of 20 | 15.4x |
| WordPress | 7 of 20 | 15.4x |
| jQuery | 7 of 20 | 12.0x |
| Adobe Acrobat | 13 of 20 | 3.6x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Communications and Media | 4.94 | 5.90 |
| English Language | 4.59 | 5.38 |
| Computers and Electronics | 4.51 | 5.37 |
| Telecommunications | 4.12 | 4.70 |
| Fine Arts | 4.05 | 3.73 |
| Production and Processing | 3.70 | 4.31 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.44 | 4.28 |
| Engineering and Technology | 3.34 | 3.31 |
| Administration and Management | 3.28 | 3.07 |
| Design | 3.24 | 3.41 |
| Administrative | 3.23 | 3.84 |
| Sales and Marketing | 3.21 | 3.50 |
| Education and Training | 3.06 | 4.31 |
| Law and Government | 2.79 | 2.66 |
| History and Archeology | 2.66 | 1.99 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.51 | 2.23 |
| Geography | 2.31 | 2.90 |
| Foreign Language | 2.30 | 2.19 |
| Mathematics | 2.25 | 2.08 |
| Transportation | 2.24 | 1.10 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.15 | 2.11 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.01 | 1.21 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.88 | 2.50 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.75 | 1.56 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.73 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.71 | 1.23 |
| Psychology | 1.69 | 1.64 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.33 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.31 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.18 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.18 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.13 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.11 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Oral Expression | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Visualization | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Originality | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Written Expression | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Selective Attention | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 3.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Control Precision | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.50 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Memorization | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.62 | 1.12 |
| Depth Perception | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Rate Control | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| Reaction Time | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.25 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.12 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Adobe After Effects in demand
- Adobe Creative Cloud software in demand
- Adobe Illustrator in demand
- Adobe InDesign in demand
- Adobe Photoshop in demand
- TikTok in demand
- Adobe Premiere Pro in demand
- Apple Final Cut Pro in demand
- DaVinci Resolve in demand
- Video editing software in demand
- AJAX hot
- Cascading style sheets CSS hot
- Extensible markup language XML hot
- Hypertext markup language HTML hot
- JavaScript hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Adobe Director
- Apple DVD Studio Pro
- Apple QuickTime
- Apple Xsan
- Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Smoke
- Avid Digidesign Pro Tools
- Avid Technology audio visual editing software
- Boris FX Continuum Complete
- Brightcove
- Google Video
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- RSS
- Screencastify
- Sorenson Media Sorenson Squeeze
- Web browser software
- Windows Media Services
- YouTube
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 220 | 8.18 | $83,550 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 6,010 | 5.82 | $83,210 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 180 | 2.66 | $83,230 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 3,430 | 2.20 | $104,590 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 740 | 1.89 | $109,930 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 390 | 1.70 | $60,470 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 300 | 1.64 | $59,280 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 220 | 1.64 | $80,480 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 280 | 1.49 | $65,830 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 240 | 1.30 | Not available |