Also called: Color Imaging Scientist, Color Engineer
Makes sure colors look right and consistent on screens, in movies, paints, and printed products.
You might calibrate how a new TV displays sunset orange, work on the color pipeline for an animated movie, or help a paint company match a color across factories. You use instruments that measure light precisely, plus experiments on how human eyes actually perceive color.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in physics, imaging science, or engineering; master's in color science (RIT) is a common route.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Color Science, Imaging Science, Physics, Psychology.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI auto-calibrates displays and matches colors; experiments on human perception and pipeline design stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, Art, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2099.
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