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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Occupation · SOC 2018 27-4031 · United States

SOC 2018 code
27-4031
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
184
FY2025
9
Median offered wage
$79,560
Certified (last three years)
87.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$79,560certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film (SOC 27-4031). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

1020FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1020FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20083
FY20091
FY201018
FY201110
FY201214
FY201319
FY201420
FY201513
FY20169
FY20172
FY201812
FY20196
FY202017
FY20212
FY20226
FY20239
FY20247
FY20259
FY2026*7
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0133
FY20250045
FY20240052
FY20230054
FY20220024
FY20210011
FY20208126
FY20190123
FY201800102
FY20170011
FY20160072
FY201500112
FY201400191
FY201300181
FY201200140
FY20110181
FY201000135
FY20090010
FY20080003
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Sinovision Incorporated14
  2. Shaper Tools, Inc.7
  3. Max Media Consulting LLC5
  4. Kvcr Educational Foundation Inc3
  5. Idea Network L.A., Inc.3
  6. CNN America, Inc.3
  7. Eastern Broadcasting America Corporation3
  8. Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.2
  9. Bright Shoe Media LLC2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+4+5+
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Data table
StateApplications
CA54
NY54
FL16
MP8
CO6
CT5
VA4
OR4
GA4
NM4
TX4
HI3
GU3
NJ3
MO2
MD2
PA2
DC1
ID1
IL1
UT1
NV1
OK1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ56
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA34
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL13
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12
  5. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO6
  6. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT5
  7. Albuquerque, NM4
  8. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA4
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA3
  10. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $79,560; middle half $51,106 to $87,220 · median prevailing wage $70,346 (marker) · 11 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II1
  3. Level III3
  4. Level IV1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Videographer22
  2. Camera Operator13
  3. Cinematographer9
  4. Video Camera Operator5
  5. Digital Creative Manager4
  6. Operations Specialist (television Productions)3
  7. Video Operator3
  8. Production Technician3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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