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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.

AI exposure38 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation20
Freedom to set tasks65
Repeating the same tasks64
$74,990Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+1.3%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
55Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
69
Speaking
63
56
Judgment and Decision Making
63
56
Critical Thinking
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Coordination
62
56
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Active Learning
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
56
Time Management
61
53
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
53
Writing
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
35
Systems Analysis
57
31
Service Orientation
56
47
Systems Evaluation
56
31
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
38
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
3
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Selection
47
41
Troubleshooting
47
35
Equipment Maintenance
47
31
Technology Design
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Operations Monitoring
46
47
Repairing
46
35
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Monitoring, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring

#3Dental HygienistsHealthcare
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Instructing, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Writing

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Speaking, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$116,580
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Writing, Reading Comprehension

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.