Online Film & Television Colleges
Students pursuing film and television degrees can find work as television, video or motion picture camera operators. They can also find jobs as cinematographers, directors or producers. However, the film and television fields are extremely competitive, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and an education accompanied by natural talent could increase the prospects of finding a job. Multimedia artists and video editors have some of the highest opportunities for finding a job, as do those skilled in digital film and computer-generated imaging. Many of these areas are high paying. According to May 2009 BLS data, producers and directors earned mean annual wages of $86,870 while camera operators earned mean annual salaries approaching $50,000. Film and video editors averaged mean wages of $63,680, according to the BLS.
