Occupational Employment Statistics
27-2012 Producers and Directors
Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or motion picture 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.
Central Minnesota
| 50 | 10 | $28.42/hr | $15.75/hr | $19.97/hr | $24.34/hr | $32.32/hr | $44.74/hr |
Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
Information | 750 | $26.04/hr |
Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 220 | $54.38/hr |
Education and Health Services | 40 | $35.73/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | 390 | $31.30/hr |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 10 | $40.96/hr |
Managers, All Other
| 5,400 | $73.14/hr | 3.1% |
Compliance Officers
| 6,820 | $39.30/hr | 5.9% |
Writers and Authors
| 940 | $34.67/hr | 2.6% |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
| 16,860 | $33.78/hr | 5.1% |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
| 9,110 | $36.15/hr | -20.3% |
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
| 2,510 | $22.39/hr | -8.6% |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
| 1,870 | $39.40/hr | 4.8% |
Insurance Underwriters
| 1,970 | $38.92/hr | -3.0% |
Computer Occupations, All Other
| 4,150 | $49.34/hr | 7.9% |
Human Resources Specialists
| 16,890 | $36.69/hr | 6.0% |
- Monitor and review programming to ensure that schedules are met, guidelines are adhered to, and performances are of adequate quality.
- Coordinate activities between departments, such as news and programming.
- Monitor network transmissions for advisories concerning daily program schedules, program content, special feeds, or program changes.
- Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources.
- Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in broadcast news, sports, or programming.
- Establish work schedules and assign work to staff members.
- Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability.
- Plan and schedule programming and event coverage, based on broadcast length, time availability, and other factors, such as community needs, ratings data, and viewer demographics.
- Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
- Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators.