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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
Table 4. Employment and mean hourly wages for selected occupations in motion picture and sound recording industries, May 2009
OccupationEmploymentHourly mean wage

Producers and directors

24,150$52.12

Film and video editors

11,96033.70

Motion picture projectionists

9,83010.90

Actors

9,75047.65

Multi-media artists and animators

7,74034.08

Sound engineering technicians

7,28028.08

Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture

5,41025.20

Office clerks, general

5,39013.13

Writers and authors

2,19041.74

Set and exhibit designers

1,39031.27

 

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2011