Military Career
Military photographers and videographers have an important job in communicating and recording military activity. Photographers photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, and other subjects, using digital or film cameras and other equipment. Videographers use a variety of electronic media to record videos for television, internet, and film.
Explore this career outside the MilitaryPhotographers and videographers work both indoors and outdoors while photographing their subjects. They may take photos from aircraft or ships. They process photographs in photographic laboratories on bases or aboard ships.
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Photographers and Videographers in the Military
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Median Military Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$49,026
Military Salary Range Salary varies based on years of service, degree level, special pays, family status and location. Learn more about Military benefits.
$25,775 - $150,128
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People in this career achieve this level of education.
All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Photographers and videographers in the Military will gain skills through classroom study, including practice in taking and developing photographs, and on-the-job experience. Job-specific training content may include: Photographic processing and reproductionPrinciples of photojournalismOperation and maintenance of photographic equipmentMotion picture equipment operationAudio recording and using sound equipmentScripting and special effects techniques
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