Media and Information: BLS Spotlight on Statistics

Occupations in Information: Employment and Wages

Employment and annual wages, selected media-related occupations, May 2011
Occupation	Employment	Annual wages
Occupation	Employment	25th percentile	50th percentile (median)	75th percentile
Editors	98,990	$38,640	$52,380	$72,340
Producers and directors	82,880	45,400	70,660	116,020
Photographers	54,410	20,270	28,860	44,340
Audio and video equipment technicians	49,180	31,150	41,630	57,400
Reporters and correspondents	45,270	25,720	34,870	51,050
Technical writers	45,120	48,920	64,610	82,530
Writers and authors	40,930	39,580	55,870	79,050
Radio and television announcers	31,680	19,360	27,280	42,150
Broadcast technicians	30,360	23,170	36,570	54,620
Multimedia artists and animators	28,400	45,750	60,830	82,860
Film and video editors	20,730	36,030	52,940	81,210
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	16,270	27,590	40,170	59,430