Career information and college search tools for producers and directors and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Career information and college search tools for producers and directors and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Below are the skills needed to be producers and directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Monitoring | 4 | 4.5 |
Speaking | 4 | 4.12 |
Coordination | 3.88 | 4.75 |
Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4 |
Writing | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Below are the abilities needed to be producers and directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.12 |
Oral Expression | 4 | 4.25 |
Problem Sensitivity | 4 | 3.88 |
Speech Recognition | 4 | 4 |
Written Comprehension | 4 | 4.12 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be producers and directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Communications and Media | 4.72 | 5.62 |
English Language | 4.4 | 4.96 |
Computers and Electronics | 3.68 | 4.13 |
Administration and Management | 3.64 | 3.57 |
Telecommunications | 3.39 | 3.21 |
Below are the work activities involved in being producers and directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Getting Information | 4.67 | 5.05 |
Thinking Creatively | 4.65 | 5.46 |
Interacting With Computers | 4.31 | 3.04 |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.21 | 4.69 |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.19 | 4.96 |
Below are the work styles involved in being producers and directors according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Integrity | 4.69 | |
Stress Tolerance | 4.69 | |
Dependability | 4.68 | |
Leadership | 4.67 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.62 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Producers and Directors jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 26,410 | $129,980 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 4,350 | $87,620 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 3,440 | $104,520 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 2,920 | $75,620 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 1,870 | $76,770 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 1,820 | $74,740 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 1,160 | $74,520 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | 1,110 | $74,890 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 1,060 | $80,890 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 1,040 | $65,720 |
Use our handy tool to see what employment and salary numbers look like for two different metro areas
Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org
We have some additional detailed pages at the state level for Producers and Directors.
Numbers in parentheses are counts of relevant campus-based schools in the state; online schools may also be available.