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Photographers in Indiana
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While jobs for Photographers in Indiana are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Photographers in Indiana is expected to decrease.
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Photographers in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Photographer Career?
- Communication & Journalism
- Journalism
- Photojournalism
- Visual & Performing Arts
- General Visual & Performing Arts
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Digital Arts
- Design & Applied Arts
- Commercial Photography
- Film, Video & Photographic Arts
- Photography
- Fine & Studio Arts
- Art Studies
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How Many Photographers Work in Indiana?
800 people worked as Photographers in 2018 in this state.
There were 770 Photographers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 570 Photographers working in it, which means Indiana has more Photographers than average.
Job Projections for Indiana
Jobs for Photographers in this state are declining at a rate of 31.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.6%.
Indiana Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 60 annual Photographers job openings in Indiana, and 1,240 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 10,300 annual jobs and 139,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do Photographers Make in Indiana?
In 2018 wages for Photographers ranged from $17,630 to $57,880 with $31,990 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.48 to $27.83. The median hourly rate was $15.38.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.14 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $1.24.
The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Indiana Metros for Photographers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Photographers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 2,320 | $32,210 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 340 | n/a |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 300 | $35,520 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 140 | $36,990 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 100 | $35,400 |
Fort Wayne, IN | 70 | $40,250 |
Evansville, IN-KY | 40 | $31,270 |
Top States for Photographers Employment
The table below shows the states where most Photographers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 6,060 | $46,790 |
Florida | 4,480 | $28,880 |
New York | 4,090 | $43,210 |
Texas | 3,070 | $28,100 |
Illinois | 2,600 | $31,460 |
Ohio | 1,880 | $29,920 |
Georgia | 1,850 | $36,670 |
Pennsylvania | 1,740 | $30,260 |
North Carolina | 1,450 | $26,400 |
New Jersey | 1,400 | $27,570 |
Michigan | 1,330 | $0 |
Missouri | 1,220 | $28,830 |
Massachusetts | 1,220 | $46,770 |
Wisconsin | 1,070 | $29,360 |
Washington | 1,030 | $44,180 |
Arizona | 1,020 | $27,310 |
Virginia | 860 | $32,820 |
Tennessee | 810 | $28,530 |
Indiana | 800 | $31,990 |
Nevada | 770 | $29,820 |
Below are the states where Photographers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $84,720 |
Rhode Island | $55,990 |
Minnesota | $47,810 |
California | $46,790 |
Massachusetts | $46,770 |
Washington | $44,180 |
Mississippi | $43,330 |
Vermont | $43,230 |
New York | $43,210 |
Alaska | $42,160 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Jorge Royan under License
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