Photographers

This post summarizes key statistics on Photographers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 9,773
25 30,541
30 37,813
35 36,650
40 35,653
45 39,975
50 41,197
55 51,859
60 36,650
65 32,412


Hours Worked Share
0-20 25.50
20-39 21.00
39-41 35.10
41-50 11.10
50-60 5.10
More than 60 2.20

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Photographers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
64.60 31,332 Miscellaneous personal services
9.30 30,898 Miscellaneous professional and related services
3.10 62,663 Radio and television broadcasting and cable
2.30 11,340 Colleges and universities
1.60 54,020 Theaters and motion pictures
1.30 24,718 Miscellaneous retail stores
1.20 31,764 Motor vehicle dealers
1.00 49,436 Newspaper publishing and printing
0.90 42,759 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
0.90 51,495 Advertising

This table highlights the top industries people working as Photographers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Photographers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Photographers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Photographers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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