Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys vs Film and Video Editors: $47K vs $75K Median Pay

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys vs Film and Video Editors: what changes?

Consider Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys if you want to speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. Consider Film and Video Editors if you would rather edit moving images on film, video, or other media. Both list bachelor's degree; compare training and prior experience separately.

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BLS 2025 wages and 2025–2035 projections. National medians are not starting offers. Occupation size is not a count of vacancies. View the BLS data.

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

National median pay (2025): $47,340
Route into the job: Bachelor's degree
Prior related experience: No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
Training and licensing: BLS does not list a separate on-the-job training requirement. Employers may still provide orientation and role-specific training.
Work to investigate: Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
Annual openings (2025–2035): 2,000

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BLS projects employment to shrink 7.6% from 2025 to 2035. Openings can still occur when existing workers leave.

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Film and Video Editors

National median pay (2025): $75,420
Route into the job: Bachelor's degree
Prior related experience: No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
Training and licensing: BLS does not list a separate on-the-job training requirement. Employers may still provide orientation and role-specific training.
Work to investigate: Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
Annual openings (2025–2035): 3,100

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Deadline pressure is a recurring condition rather than an occasional emergency.

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How the national numbers differ

Film and Video Editors has the edge on projected growth

Film and Video Editors is at 3.7% projected growth, compared with -7.6% projected growth for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys.

Film and Video Editors has the edge on median pay

Film and Video Editors is at $75,420, compared with $47,340 for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys.

Film and Video Editors has the edge on annual openings

Film and Video Editors is at 3,100 annual openings, compared with 2,000 annual openings for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys.

22.8/ 100

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

51/ 100

Film and Video Editors

Each available metric is ranked from 0 to 100 against the careers on ChooseField. The weighted average uses this profile: pay 30%, growth 25%, openings 30%, preparation level 15%. Missing values are not scored as zero; their weights are redistributed across available metrics. Occupation size has zero weight: employment is not accessible vacancies. Preparation categories do not measure admission difficulty or years without earnings. The score summarizes national measures; local opportunities and personal fit still need separate consideration.

Detailed evidence

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys vs Film and Video Editors

Dimension	Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	Film and Video Editors
Median pay (2025)	$47,340	$75,420
Pay percentile	24.3 percentile	65.4 percentile
Projected growth (2025–2035)	-7.6%	3.7%
Annual openings (2025–2035)	2,000	3,100
2025 employment	21,800	39,400
How you qualify	Bachelor's degree	Bachelor's degree
O*NET preparation group	Job Zone 4	Job Zone 4
Related work experience	No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.	No prior related occupation is typically required; employer requirements vary.
On-the-job training	BLS does not list a separate on-the-job training requirement. Employers may still provide orientation and role-specific training.	BLS does not list a separate on-the-job training requirement. Employers may still provide orientation and role-specific training.

The table reports national benchmarks and reviewed work descriptions. It does not rate personal suitability, job security, or physical safety.

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys vs Film and Video Editors: what changes?

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Film and Video Editors has the edge on projected growth

Film and Video Editors has the edge on median pay

Film and Video Editors has the edge on annual openings

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