# Film and Video Editors

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/film-and-video-editors
- SOC code: 27-4032.00
- Career family: Arts, design and media
- Median annual pay: $75,420 (10th percentile $40,280, 90th percentile $148,550)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.7%
- Openings a year: 3,100
- Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ACR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 36 |
| Investigative (I) | 15 |
| Artistic (A) | 77 |
| Social (S) | 16 |
| Enterprising (E) | 35 |
| Conventional (C) | 46 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 97/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 93/100)
- Getting Information (importance 90/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 87/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 82/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 78/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 77/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 77/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 76/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 74/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Writing, Coordination

## Knowledge

Communications and Media, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Telecommunications, Fine Arts, Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, Engineering and Technology, Administration and Management, Design

## Also called

Content Creator, Contract Video Editor, Cue Selector, Digital Media Coordinator, Digital Video Editor, Editor, Electronic News Gathering Editor (ENG Editor), Film Editor, Filmmaker, Movie Editor

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Film/Video and Photographic Arts](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5006) (CIP 5006, 676 colleges)
- [Radio, Television, and Digital Communication](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0907) (CIP 0907, 653 colleges)
- [Journalism](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0904) (CIP 0904, 544 colleges)
- [Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1002) (CIP 1002, 328 colleges)
- [Communications Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1001) (CIP 1001, 53 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA Tech](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus-ga-tech-1072) | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | not reported | $99,915 | $20,437 |
| [Rochester Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/rochester-institute-of-technology-2250) | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $65,196 | $91,222 | $25,500 |
| [Fordham University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/fordham-university-990) | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $57,292 | $84,366 | $27,000 |
| [Miami University-Oxford](https://www.collegesref.com/college/miami-university-oxford-1675) | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $53,569 | $82,411 | $21,030 |
| [Lehigh University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/lehigh-university-1472) | Journalism | $65,957 | $81,935 | $23,250 |
| [George Washington University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/george-washington-university-1066) | Journalism | $53,658 | $81,927 | $19,875 |
| [University of Southern California USC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-southern-california-usc-3050) | Journalism | $51,919 | $79,776 | $15,500 |
| [Chapman University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/chapman-university-510) | Journalism | $40,408 | $79,135 | $19,500 |

## Related careers

- [Editors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/editors): $77,920 median pay
- [Producers and Directors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/producers-and-directors): $90,360 median pay
- [Special Effects Artists and Animators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/special-effects-artists-and-animators): $102,030 median pay
- [Desktop Publishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/desktop-publishers): $55,290 median pay
- [Media Technical Directors/Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/media-technical-directors-managers): $90,360 median pay
- [Audio and Video Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/audio-and-video-technicians): $58,100 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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