Videographers

Median Salary: $33,000

Many videographers across the country share a handful of important professional traits. For example, cooperation, stress tolerance, and independence can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 31,220 people were employed as videographers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for videographers in the U.S. was $33,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $15.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about videographers, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Videographers should be skilled in:

  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Written Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

Different people go into different careers; videographers are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Conventional
  • Investigative

Working as a videographer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Telecommunications
  • Communications and Media
  • Computers and Electronics
  • English Language
  • Mechanical

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as videographers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of videographers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Birmingham 180 $35,200 $16.90 $46,000 $22.10 51.9%
Huntsville 60 $28,200 $13.50 $45,400 $21.80 21.8%
Montgomery 70 $27,900 $13.40 $37,400 $18.00 67.8%
Alaska
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Anchorage NA $35,600 $17.10 $41,900 $20.20 NA
Arizona
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Phoenix 280 $40,300 $19.40 $62,400 $30.00 -32.6%
Tucson 100 $31,100 $15.00 $40,000 $19.20 19.2%
Arkansas
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Fort Smith 40 $23,600 $11.30 $25,100 $12.10 43.9%
Little Rock 300 $23,300 $11.20 $27,100 $13.00 281.2%
California
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Fresno 160 $26,100 $12.60 $31,800 $15.30 105.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 1,550 $31,100 $15.00 $44,300 $21.30 -6.7%
Oakland NA $46,000 $22.10 $82,400 $39.60 NA
Riverside 160 $33,700 $16.20 $45,900 $22.10 -44.8%
Sacramento 330 $27,200 $13.10 $39,200 $18.90 59.8%
Salinas 40 $22,700 $10.90 $25,500 $12.30 14.6%
San Diego 300 $30,500 $14.70 $45,400 $21.80 -0.8%
San Francisco (Area) NA $40,800 $19.60 $74,500 $35.80 NA
San Francisco (City) 390 $35,600 $17.10 $66,600 $32.00 66.1%
San Jose 50 NA NA NA NA -75.7%
Santa Rosa 40 $23,700 $11.40 $30,200 $14.50 -13.4%
Colorado
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Colorado Springs 40 $50,400 $24.20 $71,000 $34.10 -30.1%
Denver 470 $46,400 $22.30 $64,100 $30.80 63.2%
Grand Junction 30 $23,700 $11.40 $32,900 $15.80 122.2%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 60 $35,100 $16.90 $52,100 $25.00 -42.7%
Hartford 390 $30,600 $14.70 $54,100 $26.00 187%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 1,110 $53,400 $25.70 $71,200 $34.20 45.2%
Florida
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Cape Coral 110 $25,900 $12.50 $33,800 $16.30 125.9%
Gainesville 40 $36,000 $17.30 $40,300 $19.40 39.7%
Jacksonville 150 $28,100 $13.50 $35,700 $17.20 10%
Lakeland 40 $21,600 $10.40 $46,400 $22.30 -14.2%
Miami (Area) 930 $30,900 $14.90 $47,700 $22.90 63.2%
Ocala NA $42,100 $20.20 $49,300 $23.70 NA
Orlando 250 $42,500 $20.50 $52,200 $25.10 5.4%
Palm Bay 50 NA NA NA NA 17.6%
Panama City 30 $19,600 $9.40 $37,400 $18.00 103.8%
Pensacola 60 $39,200 $18.90 $47,200 $22.70 58.6%
Tallahassee 110 $28,500 $13.70 $36,000 $17.30 173.2%
Tampa 300 $32,500 $15.70 $41,900 $20.10 10%
Georgia
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Atlanta NA $33,800 $16.30 $41,000 $19.70 NA
Augusta 40 $16,200 $7.80 $19,100 $9.20 -15.5%
Macon 30 $27,200 $13.10 $54,000 $26.00 32.6%
Savannah 80 $25,800 $12.40 $35,600 $17.10 135.1%
Hawaii
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Honolulu NA $20,800 $10.00 $26,300 $12.60 NA
Idaho
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Boise City 90 $31,700 $15.30 $47,600 $22.90 48.5%
Illinois
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Champaign 50 $28,900 $13.90 $46,500 $22.40 98.7%
Chicago (Area) NA $33,500 $16.10 $49,000 $23.50 NA
Peoria 110 $27,400 $13.20 $37,700 $18.10 164.4%
Indiana
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Evansville 80 $33,100 $15.90 $40,300 $19.40 90.8%
Fort Wayne 70 $21,800 $10.50 $34,000 $16.40 42.7%
Indianapolis 210 $34,800 $16.70 $54,300 $26.10 2.5%
Terre Haute 30 $23,200 $11.20 $42,400 $20.40 100.4%
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids 70 NA NA NA NA 127.6%
Davenport 50 $33,400 $16.10 $45,100 $21.70 11.3%
Des Moines 140 $41,000 $19.70 $51,100 $24.60 77.4%
Waterloo NA $32,100 $15.40 $41,400 $19.90 NA
Kansas
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Wichita 40 $31,000 $14.90 $35,500 $17.10 -38.5%
Kentucky
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Bowling Green 50 $44,700 $21.50 $57,800 $27.80 278.7%
Lexington 80 $42,000 $20.20 $50,200 $24.10 44.8%
Louisville 230 $32,200 $15.50 $48,700 $23.40 61.1%
Louisiana
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Lafayette 50 $19,800 $9.50 $23,100 $11.10 49.4%
Shreveport 60 $30,100 $14.50 $38,500 $18.50 38.5%
Maine
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Bangor 50 $29,600 $14.20 $42,100 $20.20 233.5%
Portland 120 $26,700 $12.80 $36,600 $17.60 152.7%
Maryland
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Baltimore 250 $32,600 $15.70 $47,500 $22.80 -16.7%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) 360 $35,500 $17.10 $45,000 $21.70 -10.5%
Springfield 60 $33,500 $16.10 $38,200 $18.30 -16.7%
Worcester 40 $40,800 $19.60 $57,200 $27.50 -37.7%
Michigan
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Ann Arbor 40 $28,900 $13.90 $42,200 $20.30 -13.4%
Detroit (Area) 290 $44,800 $21.50 $59,400 $28.60 -31.4%
Flint 50 $23,200 $11.10 $27,500 $13.20 43.9%
Grand Rapids NA $28,200 $13.50 $36,600 $17.60 NA
Lansing 90 $45,000 $21.60 $55,400 $26.60 82.4%
Minnesota
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Duluth 80 $30,000 $14.40 $42,600 $20.50 170.3%
Minneapolis 390 $41,100 $19.80 $56,000 $26.90 -5.4%
St. Cloud NA $35,100 $16.90 $57,100 $27.50 NA
Mississippi
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Jackson 70 $26,000 $12.50 $31,400 $15.10 27.2%
Missouri
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Columbia 40 $38,100 $18.30 $53,500 $25.70 86.2%
Joplin 60 $16,600 $8.00 $26,500 $12.70 212.1%
Kansas City 210 $34,000 $16.30 $40,100 $19.30 -10%
Springfield NA $30,500 $14.70 $32,700 $15.70 NA
St. Louis 360 $28,300 $13.60 $31,800 $15.30 15.9%
Montana
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Billings NA $35,900 $17.30 $51,200 $24.60 NA
Missoula 40 $23,600 $11.30 $27,300 $13.10 190%
Nebraska
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Omaha 120 $41,200 $19.80 $49,200 $23.60 10.5%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 150 $26,600 $12.80 $36,200 $17.40 -25.9%
Reno 50 $26,300 $12.70 $39,300 $18.90 10.5%
New Hampshire
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Manchester NA $24,200 $11.70 $26,500 $12.70 NA
New Jersey
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Trenton 40 $65,400 $31.40 $75,700 $36.40 -31.4%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 130 $20,000 $9.60 $26,200 $12.60 44.8%
New York
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Albany 120 $31,200 $15.00 $46,000 $22.10 20.1%
Buffalo 100 $44,600 $21.50 $52,900 $25.50 -22.6%
New York (Area) 2,640 $49,100 $23.60 $63,000 $30.30 0%
Rochester 140 $28,600 $13.80 $39,500 $19.00 21.3%
Syracuse 60 $25,000 $12.00 $55,600 $26.70 -20.1%
North Carolina
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Charlotte 250 $39,300 $18.90 $46,200 $22.20 24.3%
Durham 50 $46,900 $22.60 $50,800 $24.40 -31.4%
Greensboro 80 $22,700 $10.90 $32,000 $15.40 -4.2%
Raleigh 120 $28,800 $13.80 $36,300 $17.50 4.6%
Wilmington 30 $23,600 $11.40 $31,700 $15.20 -3.8%
Winston-Salem NA $20,500 $9.90 $31,400 $15.10 NA
North Dakota
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Bismarck 60 $28,500 $13.70 $32,500 $15.60 332.6%
Fargo 90 $39,100 $18.80 $51,100 $24.50 220.5%
Ohio
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Cincinnati 220 $37,300 $17.90 $52,000 $25.00 -8.4%
Cleveland 270 $23,100 $11.10 $49,000 $23.60 11.7%
Columbus 270 $38,500 $18.50 $56,900 $27.40 26.4%
Dayton 90 $25,200 $12.10 $52,100 $25.10 0%
Toledo 90 $35,400 $17.00 $51,600 $24.80 23%
Youngstown 30 $36,100 $17.30 $39,900 $19.20 -39.3%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 170 $24,400 $11.70 $38,600 $18.60 24.7%
Tulsa 100 $29,000 $13.90 $42,600 $20.50 1.3%
Oregon
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Bend 30 $26,400 $12.70 $45,400 $21.80 117.6%
Eugene 70 $24,600 $11.80 $31,600 $15.20 110.9%
Medford 40 $24,400 $11.70 $32,700 $15.70 132.2%
Portland 190 $45,100 $21.70 $67,000 $32.20 -18%
Pennsylvania
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Harrisburg 90 $36,600 $17.60 $48,400 $23.30 22.2%
Philadelphia (Area) 460 $37,100 $17.80 $54,700 $26.30 -25.5%
Pittsburgh 190 $27,900 $13.40 $41,400 $19.90 -30.1%
Scranton 70 $32,600 $15.70 $47,600 $22.90 16.3%
Rhode Island
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Providence 40 NA NA NA NA -72.4%
South Carolina
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Charleston 70 $25,700 $12.40 $34,100 $16.40 1.3%
Columbia 110 $27,000 $13.00 $35,300 $17.00 32.2%
Greenville 30 $26,600 $12.80 $30,400 $14.60 -53.6%
South Dakota
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Sioux Falls 40 $23,600 $11.30 $28,800 $13.90 25.9%
Tennessee
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Chattanooga 120 $38,800 $18.70 $46,900 $22.50 124.7%
Knoxville 150 $29,900 $14.40 $38,200 $18.40 90.4%
Memphis 130 $28,800 $13.80 $41,000 $19.70 -9.6%
Nashville 160 $33,700 $16.20 $49,900 $24.00 -8.8%
Texas
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Amarillo 50 $25,300 $12.20 $51,200 $24.60 78.2%
Austin 140 $38,700 $18.60 $51,800 $24.90 -22.6%
Beaumont 60 $28,100 $13.50 $33,700 $16.20 60.3%
Brownsville 40 $34,800 $16.70 $53,600 $25.80 27.2%
Dallas (Area) 450 $43,000 $20.70 $55,900 $26.90 -26.4%
El Paso 50 $20,300 $9.80 $28,200 $13.60 -25.1%
Houston 280 $36,400 $17.50 $47,300 $22.70 -54.8%
Lubbock 40 $17,000 $8.20 $22,000 $10.60 51%
McAllen 30 $35,400 $17.00 $48,600 $23.40 -39.7%
Odessa 40 $21,900 $10.50 $34,100 $16.40 194.1%
San Antonio 140 $37,100 $17.80 $50,500 $24.30 -28.5%
Tyler 40 $20,500 $9.80 $42,000 $20.20 67.8%
Waco NA $46,700 $22.40 $56,000 $26.90 NA
Utah
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Salt Lake City 250 $34,200 $16.50 $40,300 $19.40 74.1%
Virginia
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Harrisonburg 30 $27,500 $13.20 $32,600 $15.70 118.4%
Richmond 180 $24,300 $11.70 $29,700 $14.30 25.5%
Roanoke 50 $25,000 $12.00 $39,700 $19.10 39.3%
Virginia Beach 190 $26,100 $12.50 $42,200 $20.30 5.9%
Washington
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Seattle (Area) 290 $41,100 $19.80 $53,900 $25.90 -14.6%
Spokane 60 $42,200 $20.30 $52,800 $25.40 13.4%
Wisconsin
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Green Bay 50 $29,200 $14.10 $40,900 $19.70 39.3%
Madison 60 $34,000 $16.40 $39,300 $18.90 -24.7%
Milwaukee 160 $37,300 $17.90 $52,500 $25.20 -19.2%