Also called: Photo Assistant, Digital Tech
Helps professional photographers by setting up lights, managing gear, and handling files on shoots.
They haul equipment, set up lights, hold reflectors, and back up memory cards. Digital techs manage the laptop and show clients images live. It's how many pros learn the business.
Estimate; usually paid per day.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No requirement; learned on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Photography.
Growing slowly. Entry-level.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Setting lights, hauling gear and managing files on shoots stays human, but AI culling and fewer shoots trim assistant roles.
Age 16+. One way to start: Message local wedding and portrait photographers offering to carry gear and help on shoots
Classes: Photography, Physical education, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4021.
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