Also called: Film Scanner Operator, Telecine Operator
Turns old movie film and home movies into digital files on high-end scanners, handling fragile reels with great care.
A film scanning technician threads a fragile 1950s reel into a scanner, adjusts light and focus, and scans it frame by frame in 4K. They inspect for tears, clean off dust, and send the files to restoration artists and archives.
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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 or bachelor's in film or media; trained on scanners at work.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Film Studies, Media Production, Moving Image Archiving.
Growing slowly. Few film labs remain, but studio and archive vaults are huge.
Medium risk for 10 years. Scanners automate more each year, but handling fragile old film and judging quality stay hands-on.
Classes: Photography, Chemistry, Video production.
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