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My Career. By: Caeley Williams Photographer . PHOTOGRAPHER. www.bls.gov/oco/. Photographers. Created by Caeley Williams for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. My Opinion. A photographer gets to go travel the world to take different pictures of different things or people.
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My Career By: Caeley Williams Photographer
PHOTOGRAPHER • www.bls.gov/oco/
Photographers • Created by Caeley Williams for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
My Opinion • A photographer gets to go travel the world to take different pictures of different things or people. • They get to meet new people • You get to use creativity and individuality to recreate a scene or someone
How much does a photographer makes? • Some photographers make up to a $100,000 a year, but most make very little money. • Most photographers make anywhere from $14,000 to $54,748 a year. • On average, photographers make $14.00 an hour, but some have made $8.34 to $30.48 an hour
What does a photographer do on the Job? • The demand for wedding and portrait photographers will grow as people continue to get married and need new portraits made. • The demand for newspaper photographers is decreasing because very few people read the newspaper now thanks to technology. • Photographers are going face a lot of competition because of no barriers of entry.
Education • Many photographers get a bachelor’s degree in a related field, like a Business degree might be helpful to self-employed photographers. • A degree in Chemistry or another Science may be helpful for a scientific photographer.
Training • Many photographers start off as an assistant for a professional photographer to build their profile and gain experience.
Schools • Yale and School of the Art Institute of Chicago are the top 2 schools for photography • http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/yale-university-130794 • http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-143048
Resources • www.bls.gov/oco/ • www.starephotography.com/articles/photographermoney/ • www.careerplanning.about.com/od/exploringoccupations/p/photographer.htm • www.grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/photography-rankings