DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-2012 Producers and Directors

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 6018$23.37/hr$1.05/hr$12.70/hr$16.67/hr$20.73/hr$28.77/hr$39.20/hr
Minnesota 1,360131$34.35/hr$1.82/hr$17.40/hr$22.05/hr$31.32/hr$39.11/hr$51.92/hr
U S 129,2107,365$45.63/hr$1.23/hr$17.24/hr$24.69/hr$36.15/hr$55.63/hr$84.36/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Producers and Directors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Information40$20.34/hr
Other Regional Data For Producers and Directors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,090 $32.76/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 60 $24.21/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 60 $20.73/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 50 $23.74/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 30 $26.91/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 $25.56/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 10 $20.06/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists850$27.85/hrN/A
Graphic Designers390$21.33/hrN/A
Advertising Sales Agents180$18.41/hrN/A
Demonstrators and Product Promoters60$13.22/hrN/A
Editors60$22.18/hrN/A
Conservation Scientists50$30.92/hrN/A
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators50$31.86/hrN/A
Technical Writers30$35.99/hrN/A
Art Directors20$23.97/hrN/A
Set and Exhibit DesignersN/AN/AN/A
Sound Engineering TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion PictureN/AN/AN/A
Film and Video EditorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Producers and Directors