Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Career

Vocational Programs for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
24K	$34.56	$71,890

The role of Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film is to operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions. The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,890 and $35 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film career. Based on BLS data, a total of 23,940 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film is $18,745. The average length of the programs is 559 hours and the average completion time is 13.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	54	$7,500	$350	901 Hours	11.00 Months
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	14	-	-	72 Hours	15.00 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	108	$29,990	$1,479	705 Hours	13.75 Months
Documentary Production	7	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

$7,500

$350

901 Hours

11.00 Months

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)

72 Hours

15.00 Months

Cinematography and Film/Video Production

108

$29,990

$1,479

705 Hours

13.75 Months

Documentary Production

Schools offering voational programs for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

The following 164 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.