Photographers Career

Vocational Programs for Photographers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
54K	$25.67	$53,380

The role of Photographers is to photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects The average annual wage of the occupations is $53,380 and $26 per hour. 6 vocational programs could be taken for the Photographers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 53,630 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Photographers is $15,461. The average length of the programs is 755 hours and the average completion time is 11.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Photographers Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Photographers.

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 Photographers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Photojournalism	2	-	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts	27	-	-	615 Hours	15.76 Months
Digital Arts	57	-	-	750 Hours	8.00 Months
Commercial Photography	66	$8,971	$1,440	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Photography	82	$21,950	$350	-	-
Art/Art Studies	52	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Photographers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Photojournalism

Visual and Performing Arts

615 Hours

15.76 Months

Digital Arts

750 Hours

8.00 Months

Commercial Photography

$8,971

$1,440

900 Hours

10.00 Months

Photography

$21,950

$350

Art/Art Studies

Schools offering voational programs for Photographers

The following 238 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Photographers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.