Photographers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
115k
Average Age
38.5
Estimated Job Growth
4.1%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$44,723
Average Male Salary
$53,138
Average Female Salary
$34,849

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Photographers workforce. Photographers workforce in 2022 was 114,773 people, of which 46% were women and 54% were men. Photographers are paid most in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
61,963
Male Workforce
± 6.11k
52,810
Female Workforce
± 5.64k

The Photographers workforce in 2022 was 114,773 people (46% women and 54% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.5% between 2014 (99,342) and 2022 (114,773).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($121,107), District of Columbia ($91,854), and Mississippi ($76,984).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,723
AVERAGE WAGE
#363 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Photographers earned an average of $44,723, $19,960 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.48
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Photographers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.48, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Photographers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Photographers and on wages for those in the field. Other professional, scientific & technical services is the industry that employs the most Photographers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Photographers, by average wage, is Performing arts companies ($196,549).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
115k
2022 Workforce
± 8,314
1.18%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.2%

This graphic shows the share of Photographers employed by various industries. Other professional, scientific & technical services employs the largest share of Photographers at 84.4%, followed by Independent artists, writers, and performers with 8.34% and Broadcasting (except internet) with 7.3%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Photographers in the US. The workforce of Photographers in 2022 was 114,773 people, with 46% woman, and 54% men. The average age of male Photographers in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Photographers is 35.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Photographers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Photographers in 2022 was 114,773 people, with 46% woman, and 54% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (17,912 people), 30 to 34 years (17,218  people), and 35 to 39 years (14,905 people). Among them they concentrated 43.7% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 12.6% of Photographers workers were Hispanic and 87.4% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2022, 75.8% of the Photographers workforce were White, of which 48% were women and 52% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.72%) and Two or More Races (7.33%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Photographers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Photographers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Photographers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Photographers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Photographers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (15,876 people), Communications (11,031 people), and Business (5,779 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Photographers workers were Bachelors Degree (46,440 people), Some college (28,005 people), and High School or Equivalent (15,506 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Photographers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Photographers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Photographers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Photographers are expected to see a growth of 4.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.1%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Photographers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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