Also called: Digital Evidence Technician, Video Records Specialist
Reviews police body-camera and dash-cam video and blurs faces, addresses, and private details before footage is released to the public or court.
Redaction specialists watch hours of footage a day, use software to blur bystanders and children, mute personal information, and keep track of public records requests. It's a new job created by the body-camera era.
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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; video software skills and on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Digital Media.
Growing faster than average. Growing with body-camera use and transparency laws.
High risk for 10 years. AI auto-blurs faces, plates and voices in footage; a few humans remain to check the output and handle hard cases.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to police departments or redaction contractors for video redaction jobs; video editing skills help First: Police background check before you can see case video
Classes: Video production, Computer applications, Government / Civics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4199.
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