Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
39-3021 Motion Picture Projectionists
Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.
National estimates for Motion Picture Projectionists
Industry profile for Motion Picture Projectionists
Geographic profile for Motion Picture Projectionists
National estimates for Motion Picture Projectionists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Motion Picture Projectionists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,610 |
10.1 % |
$ 21.06 |
$ 43,800 |
3.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Motion Picture Projectionists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.98 |
$ 13.00 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 22.24 |
$ 39.18 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 22,840 |
$ 27,040 |
$ 35,160 |
$ 46,260 |
$ 81,490 |
Industry profile for Motion Picture Projectionists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Motion Picture Projectionists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Motion Picture Projectionists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Motion Picture Projectionists:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Motion Picture Projectionists:
Top paying industries for Motion Picture Projectionists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
130 |
0.08 |
$ 33.12 |
$ 68,890 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
110 |
0.07 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,910 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
100 |
0.08 |
$ 23.98 |
$ 49,870 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,460 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
2,110 |
0.52 |
$ 19.58 |
$ 40,730 |
Geographic profile for Motion Picture Projectionists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Motion Picture Projectionists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Motion Picture Projectionists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Motion Picture Projectionists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ohio |
330 |
0.06 |
3.48 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 34,440 |
| Michigan |
320 |
0.07 |
4.29 |
$ 12.76 |
$ 26,550 |
| New York |
320 |
0.03 |
1.97 |
$ 27.30 |
$ 56,780 |
| California |
290 |
0.02 |
0.95 |
$ 46.44 |
$ 96,590 |
| Tennessee |
110 |
0.04 |
2.05 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,250 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motion Picture Projectionists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
320 |
0.07 |
4.29 |
$ 12.76 |
$ 26,550 |
| Ohio |
330 |
0.06 |
3.48 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 34,440 |
| Iowa |
60 |
0.04 |
2.12 |
$ 12.12 |
$ 25,200 |
| Tennessee |
110 |
0.04 |
2.05 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,250 |
| New York |
320 |
0.03 |
1.97 |
$ 27.30 |
$ 56,780 |
Top paying states for Motion Picture Projectionists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
290 |
0.02 |
0.95 |
$ 46.44 |
$ 96,590 |
| New York |
320 |
0.03 |
1.97 |
$ 27.30 |
$ 56,780 |
| Florida |
60 |
0.01 |
0.34 |
$ 22.75 |
$ 47,320 |
| Virginia |
40 |
0.01 |
0.57 |
$ 20.67 |
$ 43,000 |
| Washington |
90 |
0.03 |
1.53 |
$ 19.44 |
$ 40,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Motion Picture Projectionists:
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Motion Picture Projectionists:
Top paying metropolitan areas for Motion Picture Projectionists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
210 |
0.03 |
2.01 |
$ 50.17 |
$ 104,350 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
260 |
0.03 |
1.57 |
$ 28.86 |
$ 60,040 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
30 |
0.03 |
1.61 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,770 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 18.43 |
$ 38,330 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
30 |
0.04 |
2.17 |
$ 15.44 |
$ 32,120 |
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
