Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
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Occupation · SOC 27-2012.00
Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.
Also called: Artistic Director · Director · News Producer · Producer · Executive Producer · Multimedia Producer · Production Director · Radio Producer · Television News Producer (TV News Producer) · Television Producer (TV Producer) · Animation Director · Animation Producer
Job family: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- About average employment outlook (+4.9% by 2034)
- 12,800 openings/yr
- Moderate AI exposure
- Median pay $83,480/yr
- Work is mostly on-site (not teleworkable)
- A reversal from 2013 — rated low automation risk then (15th), high AI task-overlap now (62nd)
62nd-percentile task overlap — yet about 12,800 openings a year (+4.9% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) High | 71st | 0.9 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) Moderate | 61st | 0.8 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 57th | 0.2 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.2), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.8). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
This job mostly cannot be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman) — its hands-on tasks sit outside what software-based AI reaches.
Historical automation estimate (2013)
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.0 · 15th percentile among occupations · Low
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written. | 4.1% | |
| Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions. | 3.3% | |
| Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music. | 1.2% | |
| Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources. | 1.0% | |
| Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources. | 0.9% | |
| Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution. | 0.6% |
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +4.9% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 12,800 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 167,000 → 175,200 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
Producers and Directors sits at the 68th percentile of 427
occupations on the global GenAI task-exposure gradient
— exposure rose from 2023 to 2025. Each dot is one occupation; the
ringed one is this work. Exposure is task overlap, not automation or jobs lost.
37% mean task exposure (2025)
68th percentile of 427 placed occupations
+10 pts shift 2023 → 2025
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Film, Stage and Related Directors and Producers · 2654 | 37% | Minimal |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
Tasks
All 30 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene. Core · importance 4.4
- Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized. Core · importance 4.4
- Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education. Core · importance 4.3
- Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources. Core · importance 4.3
- Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards. Core · importance 4.2
- Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed. Core · importance 4.2
- Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members. Core · importance 4.2
- Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes. Core · importance 4.1
- Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects. Supplemental · importance 4.0
- Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing. Core · importance 4.0
- Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts. Core · importance 3.9
- Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written. Supplemental · importance 3.9
- Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music. Core · importance 3.9
- Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility. Core · importance 3.9
- Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained. Core · importance 3.8
- Cut and edit film or tape to integrate component parts into desired sequences. Supplemental · importance 3.8
- Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources. Supplemental · importance 3.8
- Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings. Supplemental · importance 3.8
- Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions. Core · importance 3.8
- Review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming. Supplemental · importance 3.7
- Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary. Core · importance 3.6
- Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions. Supplemental · importance 3.6
- Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process. Core · importance 3.5
- Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters. Supplemental · importance 3.5
- Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage. Core · importance 3.2
- Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution. Supplemental · importance 3.1
- Arrange financing for productions. Supplemental · importance 2.9
- Hire principal cast members and crew members, such as art directors, cinematographers, and costume designers.
- Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles.
- Select plays, scripts, books, news content, or ideas to be produced.
Work activities
- Edit written materials.
- Write informational material.
- Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
- Coordinate artistic activities.
- Direct productions or performances.
- Coordinate activities of production personnel.
- Study scripts to determine project requirements.
- Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
- Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
- Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
- Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
- Select materials or props.
- Discuss production content and progress with others.
- Compile technical information or documentation.
- Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
- Direct fundraising or financing activities.
- Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.
- Negotiate for services.
- Edit audio or video recordings.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
- Develop proposals for current or prospective customers.
- Develop promotional strategies or plans.
- Select staff, team members, or performers.
- Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
| Communications and Media | 4.7 | |
| English Language | 3.9 | |
| Telecommunications | 3.7 | |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.6 | |
| Administration and Management | 3.4 | |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.2 |
Abilities
| Oral Expression | 4.5 | |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.1 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.1 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.0 | |
| Speech Clarity | 4.0 | |
| Written Comprehension | 3.9 | |
| Written Expression | 3.8 | |
| Originality | 3.8 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.8 | |
| Near Vision | 3.8 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.8 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.6 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.6 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.6 | |
| Visualization | 3.6 | |
| Far Vision | 3.6 | |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.4 |
Essential skills
| Active Listening | 4.4 | |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Speaking | 4.0 | |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | |
| Writing | 3.8 | |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 |
Transferable skills
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
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Tools & technology
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Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 4 — Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Preparation level
- SVP (7.0 to < 8.0) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs , Visual and Performing Arts . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| Bachelor's Degree | 56.7% | |
| High School Diploma | 15.2% | |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 12.9% | |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 10.6% | |
| Some College Courses | 4.6% | |
| Master's Degree | 0.0% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Work styles
| Cooperation | 10.0 | |
| Achievement Orientation | 9.0 | |
| Social Orientation | 8.0 | |
| Stress Tolerance | 7.0 | |
| Perseverance | 6.0 | |
| Adaptability | 5.0 | |
| Innovation | 4.0 |
Interest areas
| Media | 6.8 | |
| Performing Arts | 6.0 | |
| Applied Arts and Design | 5.7 | |
| Management/Administration | 5.1 | |
| Visual Arts | 5.0 | |
| Creative Writing | 3.6 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Artistic | 6.1 | |
| Enterprising | 5.8 | |
| Conventional | 3.6 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $43,060 |
| 25th percentile | $59,810 |
| Median (50th) | $83,480 |
| 75th percentile | $131,160 |
| 90th percentile | $198,530 |
| People employed | 145,270 |
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Information · Sector | 90,050 | $90,790 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector | 19,690 | $74,090 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 16,990 | $100,630 |
| Television Broadcasting Stations · National industry | 14,210 | $62,370 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 6,130 | $68,890 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters · National industry | 5,550 | $59,990 |
| Radio Broadcasting Stations · National industry | 5,500 | $53,540 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 3,700 | $98,180 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 2,100 | — |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 1,880 | $112,640 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 1,370 | $67,000 |
| Newspaper Publishers · National industry | 1,220 | $87,910 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Television Broadcasting Stations · National industry | 232.32× | 14,210 |
| Radio Broadcasting Stations · National industry | 112.74× | 5,500 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters · National industry | 81.37× | 5,550 |
| Information · Sector | 32.87× | 90,050 |
| Newspaper Publishers · National industry | 14.29× | 1,220 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector | 7.91× | 19,690 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 1.67× | 16,990 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 0.79× | 2,100 |
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Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Producers and Directors — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Bachelor's degree · typical entry level
- Job zone 4 — Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · field of study
- Visual and Performing Arts · field of study
Zoom out
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 68th percentile of 427 international occupations.
Write a report on thisheadline · factoids · citation
Producers and Directors show 62nd-percentile AI task overlap — and about 12,800 annual U.S. openings
- Producers and Directors rank in the 62nd percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 12,800 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.9%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $83,480, across about 145,270 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Producers and Directors show 62nd-percentile AI task overlap — and about 12,800 annual U.S. openings • Producers and Directors rank in the 62nd percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 12,800 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+4.9%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $83,480, across about 145,270 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "Producers and Directors". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-2012-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Every line is built only from figures this page already shows and cites. AI task overlap means what today's AI can attempt — not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
- ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025 International Labour Organization
- IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022 Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation academic
- Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Plain
Singulariki. "Producers and 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/roles/role-27-2012-00
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Singulariki. (2026). Producers and Directors. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-2012-00
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-27-2012-00,
title = {Producers and Directors},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {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},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-2012-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.