In recent years, major networks such as HBO have set their shows in San Francisco, taking advantage of the city's unique ascetic and bringing more television production jobs to the city than ever before. From 2015-2016, eight major network TV shows filmed in San Francisco, including HBO's "Silicon Valley", Hulu's "Chance", Netflix's "Sense 8", and HBO's "Looking."

The top ranked schools in San Francisco with programs and degrees in television are Stanford University ($44,169 per year, out-of-state), San Francisco State University ($18,372 per year, out-of-state)and Academy of Art University ($20,040 per year, out-of-state), according to rankings published by the Hollywood Reporter and Hack College in 2016.

In San Francisco, the most popular television jobs are Cinematographers, Producers, Set Designers, Production Assistants, Editors, Writers, and Art Directors.

Some of the top cities for finding jobs in television tend to be Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami. You could build a successful career in television in any one of these cities. However, out of those cities, San Francisco ranks third in terms of the total number of television jobs available and the average level of salaries in the field. Among those cities, about 6% of all television jobs are located in San Francisco.

According to Glassdoor, some of the highest-rated television companies in San Francisco include Yahoo, CBS Network, Google, and ABC Network.

For those trying to land an entry-level television job, your first goal is to figure out what job you aspire to. You may aspire to be a TV showrunner, TV director, TV studio executive, or TV talent agent, and each of these careers has slightly different paths. Aspiring producers should find work with production companies, aspiring studio executives usually begin their careers at a network, and aspiring agents will start out as an assistant at one of the major talent agencies. Most entry-level positions in the industry involve being an assistant. Life as an assistant is not glamorous, but it gives you a valuable opportunity to work alongside established professionals in television, to learn from them, and to network with others in the field.

The following are estimates of salaries and wages for television jobs in San Francisco, which were compiled from Salary.com, Glassdoor, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Multimedia Artists, Animators, and CGI Artists - $89,000 per year, or $42.79 per hour

Creative Directors - $141,000 per year, or $67.79 per hour

Broadcast Technicians - 56,000 per year, or $26.92 per hour

Sound Engineers - $47,000 per year, or $22.60 per hour

Art Director Assistants - $97,000 per year, or $46.63 per hour

Editors - $74,000 per year, or $35.58 per hour

Media Production Managers - $95,000 per year, or $45.67 per hour

Senior Videographers - $75,000 per year, or $36.06 per hour

Cinematographers and Photographers - $63,000 per year, or $30.29 per hour

Set Designers - $74,000 per year, or $35.58 per hour

Producer and Directors - $101,000 per year, or $48.56 per hour

Media Production Directors - $174,000 per year, or $83.65 per hour

Actor - $36,000 per year, or $17.31 per hour

Production Assistants - $37,000 per year, or $17.79 per hour

Art Directors - $134,000 per year, or $64.42 per hour

Writers and Authors - $69,000 per year, or $33.17 per hour

Graphic Designers - $67,000 per year, or $32.21 per hour

Animators - $75,000 per year, or $36.06 per hour

Professionals working in television in San Francisco also tend to work in the following industries, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Feature Films, Technology, Online and New Media, Advertising, Blog or Vlog Production, Corporate Videos/Presentations, Design, Independent Film.