Arts, Design & Media

Camera Operators, TV & Film

SOC 27-4031

Run the camera that decides what an audience actually sees.

Median pay

$75k

$51k to $107k typical range

Outlook

Growing

3k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

7/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

19th pct

More exposed than 19% of occupations · modeled estimate · 70th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

52/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.