Jobs Similar to Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Also called: Camera Operators
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to camera operators, television, video, and film, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Sound Engineering Technicians, Prepress Technicians and Workers and Film and Video Editors.
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film: $74,990 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sound Engineering TechniciansSame group | 72% | $73,130−2% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Prepress Technicians and Workers | 70% | $48,690−35% | Training or associate |
| 3 | Film and Video EditorsSame group | 70% | $75,420+1% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Audio and Video TechniciansSame group | 69% | $58,100−23% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Motion Picture Projectionists | 69% | $38,270−49% | High school |
| 6 | Media Technical Directors/Managers | 65% | $90,360Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Etchers and Engravers | 65% | $43,310−42% | High school |
| 8 | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 64% | $55,490−26% | Training or associate |
| 9 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 64% | $52,540−30% | Training or associate |
| 10 | PhotographersSame group | 63% | $44,660−40% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 63% | $40,610−46% | High school |
| 12 | Gem and Diamond Workers | 62% | $52,540Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 13 | Furniture Finishers | 62% | $44,540−41% | High school |
| 14 | Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys | 62% | $47,340−37% | Bachelor's degree |
| 15 | Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 62% | $39,460−47% | High school |
| 16 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 62% | $40,960−45% | High school |
| 17 | Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 61% | $41,640−44% | High school |
| 18 | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing | 61% | $46,170Broader BLS group · not compared | High school |
| 19 | Bridge and Lock Tenders | 61% | $57,700−23% | High school |
| 20 | Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 61% | $50,270−33% | High school |
- 1Sound Engineering Technicians
72% similar · $73,130 (−2%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 2Prepress Technicians and Workers
70% similar · $48,690 (−35%) · Training or associate
- 3Film and Video Editors
70% similar · $75,420 (+1%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 4Audio and Video Technicians
69% similar · $58,100 (−23%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 5Motion Picture Projectionists
69% similar · $38,270 (−49%) · High school
- 6Media Technical Directors/Managers
65% similar · $90,360 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 7Etchers and Engravers
65% similar · $43,310 (−42%) · High school
- 8Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
64% similar · $55,490 (−26%) · Training or associate
- 9Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
64% similar · $52,540 (−30%) · Training or associate
- 10Photographers
63% similar · $44,660 (−40%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 11Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
63% similar · $40,610 (−46%) · High school
- 12Gem and Diamond Workers
62% similar · $52,540 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 13Furniture Finishers
62% similar · $44,540 (−41%) · High school
- 14Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
62% similar · $47,340 (−37%) · Bachelor's degree
- 15Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
62% similar · $39,460 (−47%) · High school
- 16Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
62% similar · $40,960 (−45%) · High school
- 17Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
61% similar · $41,640 (−44%) · High school
- 18Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
61% similar · $46,170 (broader group) · High school
- 19Bridge and Lock Tenders
61% similar · $57,700 (−23%) · High school
- 20Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
61% similar · $50,270 (−33%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Motion Picture Projectionists69% similar · High school
- Etchers and Engravers65% similar · High school
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators63% similar · High school
- Furniture Finishers62% similar · High school
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians62% similar · High school
- Office Machine Operators, Except Computer62% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for camera operators, television, video, and film also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where camera operators, television, video, and film is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Motion Picture Projectionists (71)
- Prepress Technicians and Workers (70)
- Media Technical Directors/Managers (66)
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (64)
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (64)
- Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys (63)
- Gem and Diamond Workers (62)
- Craft Artists (60)
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers (60)
- Models (54)
Questions about jobs like camera operators, television, video, and film
What jobs are most similar to camera operators, television, video, and film?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Sound Engineering Technicians (72% similar), Prepress Technicians and Workers (70% similar), Film and Video Editors (70% similar), Audio and Video Technicians (69% similar) and Motion Picture Projectionists (69% similar).
Which jobs like camera operators, television, video, and film pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Film and Video Editors ($75,420, +1%; usually a bachelor's degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with camera operators, television, video, and film ($74,990).
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.