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Film and Video Editors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Film and Video Editors, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Digital Video Editor (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Video Editor | 0127 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Digital Video Editor | 2070 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What film and video editors earn, by state
New York has the highest state median for film and video editors ($103,440) and Alaska the lowest ($38,800), across the 43 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $103,440 | $49.73 | 3,710 |
| District of Columbia | $98,830 | $47.51 | 370 |
| Massachusetts | $92,130 | $44.29 | 550 |
| California | $88,490 | $42.54 | 8,110 |
| Colorado | $84,620 | $40.68 | 380 |
| Connecticut | $83,550 | $40.17 | 600 |
| New Jersey | $82,890 | $39.85 | 620 |
| Virginia | $78,740 | $37.85 | Not published |
| Maryland | $78,380 | $37.68 | 250 |
| Utah | $76,240 | $36.65 | 370 |
| Alabama | $74,410 | $35.78 | 120 |
| Illinois | $72,460 | $34.84 | 310 |
| Oregon | $72,300 | $34.76 | 360 |
| Louisiana | $66,870 | $32.15 | 80 |
| Washington | $66,870 | $32.15 | 450 |
| Nevada | $65,720 | $31.60 | 320 |
| Vermont | $63,080 | $30.33 | 100 |
| Kentucky | $62,330 | $29.97 | 60 |
| New Hampshire | $61,250 | $29.45 | 100 |
| Texas | $61,220 | $29.43 | 1,040 |
| Florida | $60,430 | $29.05 | 1,490 |
| North Carolina | $60,020 | $28.86 | 400 |
| Michigan | $59,100 | $28.41 | 360 |
| Missouri | $57,950 | $27.86 | 380 |
| Tennessee | $57,880 | $27.83 | 560 |
| Ohio | $56,410 | $27.12 | 340 |
| Nebraska | $55,810 | $26.83 | 120 |
| Oklahoma | $55,210 | $26.54 | 100 |
| Idaho | $54,080 | $26.00 | 100 |
| Wisconsin | $53,430 | $25.69 | 240 |
| Minnesota | $53,150 | $25.55 | 200 |
| Georgia | $51,280 | $24.66 | Not published |
| Kansas | $50,900 | $24.47 | 70 |
| Mississippi | $50,410 | $24.23 | 50 |
| New Mexico | $49,400 | $23.75 | 160 |
| Arkansas | $48,480 | $23.31 | 80 |
| West Virginia | $48,440 | $23.29 | 30 |
| Indiana | $46,780 | $22.49 | 450 |
| Arizona | $45,840 | $22.04 | 350 |
| Puerto Rico | $44,490 | $21.39 | 110 |
| Montana | $42,520 | $20.44 | 110 |
| South Dakota | $39,090 | $18.79 | 30 |
| Alaska | $38,800 | $18.65 | 30 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).