Studio Technician/Lighting Director
US

Job Outlook
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment in media and communication occupations is projected to grow 4 percent from 2019 to 2029, about as fast as the average for all occupations, and will result in about 46,200 new jobs. Demand for media and communication occupations is expected to arise from the need to create, edit, translate, and disseminate information through a variety of different platforms.

Pay
According to BLS, the median annual wage for media and communication occupations (such as announcers, interpreters and translators, and technical writers) was $61,310 in May 2020, which was higher than the median annual wage for all occupations of $41,950.

Media and communication equipment workers (such as broadcast and sound engineering technicians, film and video editors, and photographers) had a median annual wage of $50,870 in May 2020, higher than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy.

Here are some occupations within Media:

• Announcers
• Director of Production
• Content Marketing Manger
• Director of Digital Sales
• Broadcast, Sound, and Video Technicians
• Editors
• Film and Video Editors and Camera Operators
• Interpreters and Translators
• Photographers
• Reporters, Correspondents, and Broadcast News Analysts
• Writers and Authors