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Lighting Technicians

SOC 27-4015 · 2024-2034

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California
$96,703per year
Projected openings
2,490
Projected change
0%
Usually needs
Postsecondary non-degree award

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$92,9002,290
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$66,049110
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$53,314230
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$51,236130

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under
$52,335
A quarter earn under
$62,749
Half earn under
$96,703
Three quarters earn under
$112,627
The highest-paid tenth earn over
$164,078

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

OccupationTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Electricians$78,22386,460+14.9%
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$87,2181,1900%
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians$88,50011,520-2.9%
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$83,8331,700+5.3%
Helpers--Electricians$53,4913,430+3.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$89,5425,030+5.1%

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