Film and Video Editors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-4032
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-4032 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 22.3%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 44/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $75,420
- H-1B offered wage $57,600; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 4,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 83
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 6,949 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~52.8% of this role but only ~22.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
Common titles: Editor, Film Editor, News Editor, News Video Editor, News Videotape Editor, Non-Linear Editor
Representative Tasks
- •Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
- •Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
- •Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
- •Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
- •Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Edit audio or video recordings.
- •Determine presentation subjects or content.
- •Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
- •Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
- •Label production materials.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 22.3% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $75,420 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 78/100 | N/A |