Also called: Picture Day Photographer
Takes school picture day photos and team photos for big portrait companies.
During fall, they set up lights in a school gym and photograph hundreds of students a day, keeping them smiling. Spring brings sports teams and graduations. It's fast, seasonal work.
Estimate; often seasonal hourly work.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; companies provide training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Photography.
Growing slowly. Stable but seasonal.
Medium risk for 10 years. Retouching, sorting and ordering are automated; shooting kids on picture day still requires a person, but fewer per company.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to school photo companies like Lifetouch for seasonal photographer jobs; they train you
Classes: Photography, Child development, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4021.
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