Occupations/27-4032.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
50%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
47%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
44%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
- Mostly routine
Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
- Task
Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
- 02Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
- 03Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
- 04Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
- 05Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
- 06Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.76
- Degree of automation2.09
- Time sitting4.56
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations2.68
- Hands-on objects/tools2.91
- Outdoors / weather2.07
- Disease exposure1.08
- Decision freedom4.06
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Information Ordering3.75
- Written Comprehension3.62
- Visualization3.62
- Fluency of Ideas3.62
- Speech Clarity3.50
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.38
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.12
- Speaking3.25
- Mathematics1.88
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.50
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies2.62
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $65,477 2 yr $58,673 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $56,641 2 yr — Graduate certificate · CIP 09.04 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $49,019 2 yr $49,136 Master's · CIP 09.04 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $46,833 2 yr $49,931 Master's · CIP 09.04 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $46,087 2 yr $42,682 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $45,539 2 yr $43,100 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $43,851 2 yr $39,585 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |
Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $4,500 | 100% | 21% | 1 yr $41,565 2 yr $41,193 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $41,565 2 yr $47,260 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $40,896 2 yr $30,771 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $40,684 2 yr $38,721 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public | Photojournalism 09.0404 | $11,400 | 88% | 67% | 1 yr $40,473 2 yr $37,808 Bachelor's · CIP 09.04 |