Film Editor
Impact: Creative
Film editors assemble raw footage into a finished product that is suitable for broadcasting. They manipulate and edit film pieces in a way that is invisible to the audience, creating a coherent and impactful story.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $70,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $120,000
- Growth by 2033
- Growing
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Video Editing Software
- Storytelling
- Sound Design
Soft skills
- Creativity
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Assistant Editor
- Editor
- Senior Editor
- Supervising Editor
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- High