Photo Editor
Impact: Visual
Photo editors select, edit, and prepare photographs for publication in various media, ensuring visual quality and adherence to artistic and technical specifications.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team: 60%, Solo: 40%
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $55,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $80,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Image Manipulation
- Color Correction
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
- 4
- Years to senior
- 8
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior Photo Editor
- Photo Editor
- Senior Photo Editor
- Art Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Moderate
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate