# Market evidence report — camera-operator

Source: **47 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 47), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-09.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 17 | 36 % |
| mid | 15 | 32 % |
| junior | 14 | 30 % |
| senior | 1 | 2 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe Premiere | 3 | 6 % |
| 2 | Adobe Premiere Pro | 3 | 6 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | camera operation | 30 | 64 % |
| 2 | video production | 19 | 40 % |
| 3 | videography | 10 | 21 % |
| 4 | video editing | 6 | 13 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | highlight reel creation | 7 | 15 % |
| 2 | equipment maintenance | 6 | 13 % |
| 3 | equipment operation | 6 | 13 % |
| 4 | game footage capture | 6 | 13 % |
| 5 | camera operation | 4 | 9 % |
| 6 | event filming | 4 | 9 % |
| 7 | following directions | 3 | 6 % |
| 8 | instruction following | 3 | 6 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 47 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

47 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- camera operation — 64 % (30 ads)
- video production — 40 % (19 ads)
- videography — 21 % (10 ads)
- video editing — 13 % (6 ads)
- audio recording — 4 % (2 ads)
- digital editing — 4 % (2 ads)
- digital video creation — 4 % (2 ads)
- filming equipment setup — 4 % (2 ads)
- footage capture — 4 % (2 ads)
- lighting — 4 % (2 ads)

**Top tools:**

- Adobe Premiere — 6 % (3 ads)
- Adobe Premiere Pro — 6 % (3 ads)
- Adobe After Effects — 4 % (2 ads)
- After Effects — 4 % (2 ads)
- Photoshop — 4 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** n/a 36 % · mid 32 % · junior 30 % · senior 2 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Camera Operator | 6 |
| Sports Video Camera Operator | 2 |
| Weekend Sports Camera Operator | 2 |
| Weekend Sports Camera Operator | Outdoor Events, Training | 2 |
| Camera Operator (Livestream & Live Production) - NY | 1 |
| Camera Operator (Seasonal Summer Contract) | 1 |
| Camera Operator 06/22 through 06/23 Job at Next Level Video LLC. in Wilmington | 1 |
| Camera Operator 07/10 through 7/12 | 1 |
| Camera Operator 4/17 Single Game | 1 |
| Camera Operator Job in Bonduo Street Interview Content | 1 |
| Camera Operator Job in 'Call Me Back' | 1 |
| Camera Operator Job in Wall Street Wednesdays, Crew | 1 |
| Camera Operator Job in 'Werewolf In New York' - Episode 2 (Youtube) | 1 |
| Cameraman | 1 |
| Drone Operator + Videographer | 1 |
| Freelance Camera Operator | 1 |
| Freelance Event Videographer | 1 |
| Freelance Live-Camera Operator for Comedy Livestreams Job at Upright Citizens Br | 1 |
| Game Day Camera Operator at AEG Washington DC | 1 |
| Game Night Staff: Camera Operator Part-Time/Seasonal | 1 |
| Junior Videographer | 1 |
| Live Studio & Field Camera Operator | 1 |
| Next Level Video LLC. is hiring: Camera Operator 5/17 in Edgewood | 1 |
| Next Level Video LLC. is hiring: Weekend Sports Camera Operator — No Experience | 1 |
| Overnight News Videographer Cameraman | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.