Film and Video Editors

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

$70,570
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+3% projected 2024–2034
Bachelor's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Film and video editors and camera operators manipulate moving images that entertain or inform an audience.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Northwestern University, IL
$89,054
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Temple University, PA
$84,908
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(bachelors)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA
$76,507
Journalism(masters)University of Iowa, IA
$75,030
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA
$72,293
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(bachelors)Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
$71,549
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Michigan State University, MI
$69,257
Journalism(masters)University of Kansas, KS
$66,011
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Drexel University, PA
$63,562
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)University of California-Berkeley, CA
$62,846
Journalism(masters)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
$61,760
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Quinnipiac University, CT
$60,845
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
$60,278
Journalism(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$59,912
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$59,859
Journalism(masters)Boston University, MA
$59,418
Journalism(masters)St Bonaventure University, NY
$58,647
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Arizona State University Campus Immersion, AZ
$58,339
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Arizona State University Digital Immersion, AZ
$58,339
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians(masters)New York Institute of Technology, NY
$56,703
Film/Video and Photographic Arts(bachelors)Tufts University, MA
$56,418
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Carnegie Mellon University, PA
$56,147
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Bridgewater College, VA
$56,147
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Duke University, NC
$56,147
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Bellarmine University, KY
$56,147

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