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  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "27-4031",
    "soc_title": "Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film",
    "slug": "camera-operators-television-video-and-film-27-4031",
    "major_group": "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 74990,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 83210,
    "employment_total": 21550,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 38520,
      "p25": 50920,
      "median": 74990,
      "p75": 106660,
      "p90": 135180,
      "mean": 83210,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.51
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 18.52,
      "p25": 24.48,
      "median": 36.05,
      "p75": 51.28,
      "p90": 64.99,
      "mean": 40.01
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 21550,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.01,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000027403101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000027403101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000027403113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000027403104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000027403111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000027403112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000027403114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000027403115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film is 3.51× — the top decile earns $135,180 against the bottom decile at $38,520. That spread is 3.51× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}