Photographic & Video Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Photographic & Video Technology degree recipients are Rocklin, CA, New York, NY, and Santa Monica, CA. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Photographic & Video Technology degree recipients are Farmers Branch, TX, Morehead City, NC, and Holbrook, AZ. The most common degree awarded to students studying Photographic & Video Technology is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Photographic & Video Technology and the types of students that study this field. Sierra College awards the most degrees in Photographic & Video Technology in the US, but MediaTech Institute-Houston and MediaTech Institute-Dallas have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Photographic & Video Technology.
Tuition costs for Photographic & Video Technology majors are, on average, $2,541 for in-state public colleges, and $31,731 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Photographic & Video Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (80 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (590 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Photographic & Video Technology, is Public, 2-year (590 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Photographic & Video Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Sierra College has the most Photographic & Video Technology degree recipients, with 45 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Photographic & Video Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Photographic & Video Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, MediaTech Institute-Houston has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Photographic & Video Technology, with 13.2%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Photographic & Video Technology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Photographic & Video Technology.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Communication Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Communication Technologies majors is $68,717 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Artists & related workers, and Graphic designers.
The industry that employs the most Communication Technologies majors is Computer Systems Design, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Taxi & limousine service.
The average salary for Communication Technologies majors is $68,717 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Artists & related workers, and Graphic designers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Communication Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Communication Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Communication Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Communication Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Other managers, Artists & related workers, and Graphic designers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Communication Technologies majors working as Broadcast & sound engineering technicians & radio operators, & media & communication equipment workers, all other, Artists & related workers, and Television, video, & motion picture camera operators & editors.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Communication Technologies majors are Chief executives & legislators, Administrative services managers, and Architectural & engineering managers.
The number of Communication Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.55%, from 84,104 in 2020 to 87,087 in 2021.
The largest single share of Communication Technologies graduates go on to work as Other managers (5.01%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Communication Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Communication Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Motion pictures & video industries, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Communication Technologies majors, by average wage, are Taxi & limousine service, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills .
The number of Communication Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.55%, from 84,104 in 2020 to 87,087 in 2021.
The industry which employs the most Communication Technologies graduates by share is Computer Systems Design, followed by Motion pictures & video industries. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Communication Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Communication Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Communication Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Communication Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Communication Technologies is 37.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Communication Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Communication Technologies (442 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Communication Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 32 and 27 years old, which represent 5.16% and 4.92% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Photographic & Video Technology are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Communication Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Photographic & Video Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Photographic & Video Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Photographic & Video Technology.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Belarus that hold Communication Technologies degrees (11.2 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (942 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Photographic & Video Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Photographic & Video Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Photographic & Video Technology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Technology Design, Service Orientation, Management of Material Resources, Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Systems Analysis, Critical Thinking, Operations Analysis, Time Management, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Instructing, Persuasion, Learning Strategies, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making, Programming, Active Learning, Active Listening, Management of Financial Resources, Speaking, Mathematics, and Science.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Photographic & Video Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Operation Monitoring, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Writing, Speaking, Coordination, Service Orientation, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Operation and Control, Time Management, Instructing, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis, Learning Strategies, Troubleshooting, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources, Persuasion, Negotiation, Equipment Selection, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Installation, Mathematics, Technology Design, Management of Material Resources, Operations Analysis, Programming, Management of Financial Resources, and Science are the three most important skills for people in the field.
