Also called: 3D Video Capture Technician
Runs studios full of cameras that record people as 3D holograms for VR, games and concerts.
You calibrate 100 cameras ringed around a stage, record a dancer, and process the footage into a 3D model you can walk around in VR.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or training in film, photography or 3D media.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Film Production, Digital Media.
Growing about average. Tiny niche tied to XR and virtual production.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now builds 3D people from a few cameras or phone video, so fewer big capture studios and crews are needed.
Classes: Photography, Film or video production, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4031.
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