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Media Technical Directors/Managers vs Art Directors

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Media Technical Directors/Managers and Art Directors on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Media Technical Directors/Managers Art Directors
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$83,480
$111,040
Employment · BLS OEWS
145,270
50,370
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
57th pct
78th pct

At a glance

Dimension Media Technical Directors/Managers Art Directors
Median pay $83,480 $111,040
Employment 145,270 50,370
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.9%) About average (+4.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 12,800 12,300
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 57th pct High · 78th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 68th pct · 37% of tasks 68th pct · 37% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (39.0%) Augmentation-leaning (54.1%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Communications and Media, Computers and Electronics, English Language, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring, Coordination, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Near Vision, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Inductive Reasoning, Far Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Information Ordering, Writing, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Fluency of Ideas, Originality, Category Flexibility, Learning Strategies, Visual Color Discrimination.

Specific to Media Technical Directors/Managers

  • Telecommunications
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Administration and Management
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Selective Attention

Specific to Art Directors

  • Design
  • Fine Arts
  • Visualization
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Operations Analysis
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Instructing

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Video creation and editing software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Project management software , Development environment software , Object or component oriented development software , Web page creation and editing software , Operating system software , Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Computer aided design CAD software .

Specific to Media Technical Directors/Managers

Specific to Art Directors

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Media Technical Directors/Managers or Art Directors — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Media Technical Directors/Managers vs Art Directors." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/media-technical-directors-managers-vs-art-directors

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Singulariki. (2026). Media Technical Directors/Managers vs Art Directors. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/media-technical-directors-managers-vs-art-directors

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