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The average pay for a Caption Writer is INR 830,248 a year and INR 399 an hour in India. The average salary range for a Caption Writer is between INR 603,590 and INR 992,977. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Caption Writer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in India.
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Estimated salary in 2031:
INR 1,073,804
5 Year Change:
29 %
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The average pay for a Caption Writer is INR 830,248 a year and INR 399 an hour in India. The average salary range for a Caption Writer is between INR 603,590 and INR 992,977. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Caption Writer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in India.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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View our ProductsCaption Writer Job Description
Description: Operates computerized captioning system to provide captions for movies or taped television productions for hearing-impaired viewers, and to provide captions (subtitles) in english or foreign language: listens to dialogue of production and writes caption phrases for dialogue. Watches production and reviews captions simultaneously to determine which caption phrases to leave in, which to revise, and where captions should be placed on screen. Enters commands to edit and place captions, and to synchronize captions with dialogue. May write captions to describe music and background noises. May discuss captions with director, motion picture, director, television, producer, or producer. May translate foreign language dialogue into english language captions, or translate english dialogue into foreign language captions. May oversee encoding of captions to master tape of television production.
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Caption Writer
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Description:
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is ...
Caption Writer Job Description
Description: Operates computerized captioning system to provide captions for movies or taped television productions for hearing-impaired viewers, and to provide captions (subtitles) in english or foreign language: listens to dialogue of production and writes caption phrases for dialogue. Watches production and reviews captions simultaneously to determine which caption phrases to leave in, which to revise, and where captions should be placed on screen. Enters commands to edit and place captions, and to synchronize captions with dialogue. May write captions to describe music and background noises. May discuss captions with director, motion picture, director, television, producer, or producer. May translate foreign language dialogue into english language captions, or translate english dialogue into foreign language captions. May oversee encoding of captions to master tape of television production.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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