Most Photo Editors list "Photoshop," "Photo Shoots," and "Photography" as skills on their resumes. We go into more details on the most important Photo Editor responsibilities here:
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After discovering the most helpful skills, we moved onto what kind of education might be helpful in becoming a Photo Editor. We found that 75.0% of Photo Editors have graduated with a bachelor's degree and 4.6% of people in this position have earned their master's degrees. While most Photo Editors have a college degree, you may find it's also true that generally it's possible to be successful in this career with only a high school degree. In fact, our research shows that one out of every eight Photo Editors were not college graduates.
Those Photo Editors who do attend college, typically earn either Photography degrees or Graphic Design degrees. Less commonly earned degrees for Photo Editors include Journalism degrees or Fine Arts degrees.
Once you've obtained the level of education you're comfortable with, you might start applying to companies to become a Photo Editor. We've found that most Photo Editor resumes include experience from The New York Times Company, Dow Jones, and WarnerMedia. Of recent, The New York Times Company had 6 positions open for Photo Editors. Meanwhile, there are 5 job openings at Dow Jones and 4 at WarnerMedia.
If you're interested in companies where Photo Editors make the most money, you'll want to apply for positions at Boot Barn, Dow Jones, and Hearst. We found that at Boot Barn, the average Photo Editor salary is $118,168. Whereas at Dow Jones, Photo Editors earn roughly $112,263. And at Hearst, they make an average salary of $108,910.
View more details on Photo Editor salaries across the United States.
Some other companies you might be interested in as a Photo Editor include McGraw-Hill Education, WarnerMedia, and Pearson. These three companies were found to hire the most Photo Editors from the top 100 U.S. educational institutions.
For the most part, Photo Editors make their living in the Media and Retail industries. Photo Editors tend to make the most in the Media industry with an average salary of $92,831. The Photo Editor annual salary in the Professional and Retail industries generally make $90,224 and $77,126 respectively. Additionally, Photo Editors who work in the Media industry make 28.0% more than Photo Editors in the Education Industry.