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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

27-4015 Lighting Technicians

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories. Excludes “Audio and Video Technicians” (27-4011).


National estimates for Lighting Technicians
Industry profile for Lighting Technicians
Geographic profile for Lighting Technicians

National estimates for Lighting Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Lighting Technicians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
8,540 5.3 % $ 35.59 $ 74,020 2.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Lighting Technicians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.25 $ 21.00 $ 29.64 $ 40.48 $ 65.16
Annual Wage (2) $ 33,800 $ 43,690 $ 61,650 $ 84,210 $ 135,540


Industry profile for Lighting Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Lighting Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Lighting Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Lighting Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 3,100 0.74 $ 46.79 $ 97,320
Traveler Accommodation 780 0.05 $ 33.12 $ 68,880
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 700 1.13 $ 33.46 $ 69,590
Performing Arts Companies 630 0.52 $ 30.68 $ 63,810
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 510 0.36 $ 24.87 $ 51,720

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Lighting Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 700 1.13 $ 33.46 $ 69,590
Motion Picture and Video Industries 3,100 0.74 $ 46.79 $ 97,320
Performing Arts Companies 630 0.52 $ 30.68 $ 63,810
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 510 0.36 $ 24.87 $ 51,720
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations 120 0.10 $ 32.19 $ 66,950

Top paying industries for Lighting Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 3,100 0.74 $ 46.79 $ 97,320
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 40 (7) $ 40.43 $ 84,100
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 700 1.13 $ 33.46 $ 69,590
Traveler Accommodation 780 0.05 $ 33.12 $ 68,880
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations 120 0.10 $ 32.19 $ 66,950


Geographic profile for Lighting Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Lighting Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Lighting Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of lighting technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Lighting Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,230 0.18 3.17 $ 44.79 $ 93,170
Florida 980 0.11 1.84 $ 23.69 $ 49,280
New Jersey 680 0.16 2.85 $ 38.03 $ 79,100
New York 510 0.06 0.98 $ 38.05 $ 79,140
Tennessee 330 0.10 1.81 (8) (8)


Map of location quotient of lighting technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lighting Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,230 0.18 3.17 $ 44.79 $ 93,170
New Jersey 680 0.16 2.85 $ 38.03 $ 79,100
Utah 200 0.12 2.11 $ 24.09 $ 50,120
Florida 980 0.11 1.84 $ 23.69 $ 49,280
Tennessee 330 0.10 1.81 (8) (8)


Map of annual mean wages of lighting technicians by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Lighting Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,230 0.18 3.17 $ 44.79 $ 93,170
Washington 40 0.01 0.20 $ 43.56 $ 90,610
Georgia 230 0.05 0.85 $ 39.14 $ 81,410
New York 510 0.06 0.98 $ 38.05 $ 79,140
New Jersey 680 0.16 2.85 $ 38.03 $ 79,100



Map of employment of lighting technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Lighting Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,760 0.45 7.83 $ 47.21 $ 98,190
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 550 4.40 76.23 $ 35.63 $ 74,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 530 0.06 1.01 $ 39.94 $ 83,080
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 490 0.37 6.47 $ 25.08 $ 52,170
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 360 0.14 2.36 (8) (8)
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 200 0.19 3.36 (8) (8)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 160 0.06 1.02 $ 41.19 $ 85,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 150 0.06 1.12 $ 37.30 $ 77,580
Salt Lake City, UT 140 0.17 3.00 $ 26.40 $ 54,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 130 0.04 0.76 $ 28.63 $ 59,540


Map of location quotient of lighting technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Lighting Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 550 4.40 76.23 $ 35.63 $ 74,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,760 0.45 7.83 $ 47.21 $ 98,190
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 490 0.37 6.47 $ 25.08 $ 52,170
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 200 0.19 3.36 (8) (8)
Salt Lake City, UT 140 0.17 3.00 $ 26.40 $ 54,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 360 0.14 2.36 (8) (8)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 110 0.11 1.92 $ 28.11 $ 58,480
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 60 0.09 1.48 $ 22.91 $ 47,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 150 0.06 1.12 $ 37.30 $ 77,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 160 0.06 1.02 $ 41.19 $ 85,670


Map of annual mean wages of lighting technicians by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Lighting Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 70 0.06 0.96 $ 48.26 $ 100,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,760 0.45 7.83 $ 47.21 $ 98,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 160 0.06 1.02 $ 41.19 $ 85,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 530 0.06 1.01 $ 39.94 $ 83,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 150 0.06 1.12 $ 37.30 $ 77,580
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 550 4.40 76.23 $ 35.63 $ 74,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 40 0.03 0.59 $ 32.62 $ 67,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 40 0.01 0.17 $ 31.21 $ 64,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 120 0.04 0.68 $ 30.46 $ 63,350
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 40 0.03 0.44 $ 30.10 $ 62,600


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023