Arts, Design & Media
Film & Video Editors
SOC 27-4032
Cut raw footage into the finished films and videos audiences see.
The job
Median pay
$75k
$53k to $105k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.7% projected
Openings a year
3k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
4/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
79th pct
More exposed than 79% of occupations · modeled estimate · 39th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
42/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 8,110 | 0.4 | 2.7× | $88k |
| New York | 3,710 | 0.4 | 2.3× | $103k |
| Florida | 1,490 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $60k |
| Texas | 1,040 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $61k |
| Pennsylvania | 850 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $69k~ |
| Georgia | 721 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $51k~ |
| Virginia | 662 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $79k~ |
| New Jersey | 620 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $83k |
| Connecticut | 600 | 0.4 | 2.1× | $84k |
| Tennessee | 560 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $58k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 550 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $92k |
| Indiana | 450 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Washington | 450 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $67k |
| North Carolina | 400 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $60k |
| Colorado | 380 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $85k |
| Missouri | 380 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $58k |
| Washington DC | 370 | 0.5 | 3.2× | $99k |
| Utah | 370 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $76k |
| Michigan | 360 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $59k |
| Oregon | 360 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $72k |
| Arizona | 350 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Ohio | 340 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $56k |
| Nevada | 320 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $66k |
| Illinois | 310 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $72k |
| Maryland | 250 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $78k |
| Wisconsin | 240 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $53k |
| Iowa | 233 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $61k~ |
| Minnesota | 200 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $53k |
| New Mexico | 160 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $49k |
| South Carolina | 160 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $61k~ |
| Alabama | 120 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $74k |
| Nebraska | 120 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $56k |
| Hawaii | 118 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $70k~ |
| Montana | 110 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $43k |
| Idaho | 100 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $54k |
| New Hampshire | 100 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Oklahoma | 100 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $55k |
| Vermont | 100 | 0.3 | 2.0× | $63k |
| Maine | 97 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $64k~ |
| Rhode Island | 96 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $78k~ |
| Arkansas | 80 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Louisiana | 80 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $67k |
| Kansas | 70 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $51k |
| North Dakota | 62 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $59k~ |
| Kentucky | 60 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $62k |
| Delaware | 50 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $72k~ |
| Mississippi | 50 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $50k |
| Alaska | 30 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $39k |
| South Dakota | 30 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $39k |
| West Virginia | 30 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $48k |
| Wyoming | 30 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $60k~ |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,010 jobs · $83k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,430 jobs · $105k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA740 jobs · $110k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV560 jobs · $92k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH430 jobs · $89k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD410 jobs
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL390 jobs · $60k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL360 jobs · $62k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Film & Video Editors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.