Film and Video Editors Career

Vocational Programs for Film and Video Editors Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
29K	$40.13	$83,470

The role of Film and Video Editors is to 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. The average annual wage of the occupations is $83,470 and $40 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Film and Video Editors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 29,240 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Film and Video Editors is $18,761. The average length of the programs is 426 hours and the average completion time is 11.94 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Film and Video Editors Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Film and Video Editors.

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 Film and Video Editors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Photojournalism	2	-	-	-	-
Radio and Television	59	$18,794	$125	27 Hours	8.00 Months
Communications Technology/Technician	31	-	-	-	-
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 Film and Video Editors

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Photojournalism

Radio and Television

$18,794

$125

27 Hours

8.00 Months

Communications Technology/Technician

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 Film and Video Editors

The following 225 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Film and Video Editors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.