Photo laboratory technician vs film processor

The differences between photo laboratory technicians and film processors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a film processor has an average salary of $51,549, which is higher than the $51,486 average annual salary of a photo laboratory technician.

The top three skills for a photo laboratory technician include customer service, adobe photoshop and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a film processor are RAN, chemistry, and dark room.

Photo laboratory technician vs film processor overview

	Photo Laboratory Technician	Film Processor
Yearly salary	$51,486	$51,549
Hourly rate	$24.75	$24.78
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	39,098	6,151
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Photo laboratory technician vs film processor salary

Photo laboratory technicians and film processors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Photo Laboratory Technician	Film Processor
Average salary	$51,486	$51,549
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $107,000	Between $24,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between photo laboratory technician and film processor education

There are a few differences between a photo laboratory technician and a film processor in terms of educational background:

	Photo Laboratory Technician	Film Processor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Photography
Most common college	-	-

Photo laboratory technician vs film processor demographics

Here are the differences between photo laboratory technicians' and film processors' demographics:

	Photo Laboratory Technician	Film Processor
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 38.2% Female, 61.8%	Male, 58.9% Female, 41.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 12.7% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 14.6% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between photo laboratory technician and film processor duties and responsibilities

Photo laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Manage and organize photography and video productions and key personnel.
Maintain POS, store front management, customer concerns, and floor plan stock and layout.
Apply color corrections to every order on Fuji digital mini lab, ensuring all jobs meet customer's satisfaction.
Print from all digital media using Sony and Kodak printers and scan prints, negatives and slides to CD.
Install software, troubleshoot and repair film & photo processing machinery, as well as self- service kiosks and printers.
Develop, process, & print film (teach by Kodak train technicians in an intense week long course).

Film processor example responsibilities.

Offer basic knowledge about photography, which includes assisting customers in finding the appropriate type of camera base on their needs.
Process radiology PACS system medical imaging CD's for patients, doctors and referring medical facilities in compliance with HIPPA guidelines.

Photo laboratory technician vs film processor skills

Common photo laboratory technician skills

Customer Service, 39%
Adobe Photoshop, 26%
Customer Satisfaction, 3%
Customer Orders, 3%
Sales Floor, 3%
Troubleshoot, 2%

Common film processor skills

RAN, 34%
Chemistry, 22%
Dark Room, 17%
Film Processors, 15%
Xray, 12%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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