Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

SOC 49-9061

Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.

Five-year wage trends

Median wage levels across states

Focus level

Level III median wage up 32.6% since 2020-21.

2026 weighted lottery impact

Thresholds for Level III & IV

Level III threshold: $50,960

Level IV threshold: $56,940

Most common level in filings: Level II

Latest Level III median

2025-26

$50,960

Level I$41,455

Level II$46,488

Level III$50,960

Level IV$56,940

Top metros by Level III wages

Latest year median for this occupation

Rank	Metro Area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, NJ	$42,411	$54,080	$65,749	$77,418
2	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, NY	$42,474	$54,080	$65,666	$77,272
3	Vineland, NJ, NJ	$39,478	$51,979	$64,459	$76,960
4	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, NC	$48,755	$56,410	$64,085	$71,739
5	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, NJ	$42,016	$53,019	$64,022	$75,026
6	Trenton-Princeton, NJ, NJ	$42,078	$52,978	$63,898	$74,797
7	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, NJ	$41,371	$52,354	$63,315	$74,298
8	Chico, CA, CA	$45,510	$54,371	$63,232	$72,093
9	El Centro, CA, CA	$45,510	$54,371	$63,232	$72,093
10	Fresno, CA, CA	$45,510	$54,371	$63,232	$72,093

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