Video Editor
Service-Based (Solo)
Barrier to Entry
2/10
Short-term Potential
2/10
Long-term Potential
3/10
Risk
1/10
Big Audience or Ad Money Required
No
Income Potential
$$
Salary Research
Monthly: $2,293 - $7,428 Average: $4,127 Hourly: $13.90 - $45.03 Average: $25.02
Pros
- • Can be a very creative career - very satisfying taking a pile of footage and turning it into something entertaining
- • Can be really good pay if you can invest in your education, and offer more than just basic editing and cuts
- • So many free resources to learn how to edit online + free mainstream software (DaVinci) - absolutely don't need to pay for training
Cons
- • You might get tired of it if you stick to a strict 5-day-a-week schedule, since the work is repetitive and lacks variety
- • Awesome job for introverts as it's mostly a solo job, apart from the networking aspect
- • Can be very isolating - spending all your time in front of a screen, hardly communicating with anyone, but there's always co-working
- • Since it's mostly creative work, it can be very stressful working with clients who have a different vision to you