Also called: Restoration Artist
Repairs damaged old films digitally, removing scratches, dust, and flicker.
A restoration artist goes through a classic film frame by frame, cleaning tears and stabilizing jitter so it can be re-released in 4K.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Film or digital imaging background.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Film Studies, Digital Media.
Growing slowly. Tiny niche.
High risk for 10 years. AI restoration tools now remove scratches, dust and flicker automatically, sharply cutting manual work.
Classes: Film/video production CTE, Art, Computer applications, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4032.
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