Producers & directors

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Total Workforce

143k

Average Age

40.5

Average Salary

$87,802

Average Male Salary

$97,692

Average Female Salary

$73,314

About

Producers & directors are most often employed by the Motion pictures & video industries industry. The average yearly wage for Producers & directors was $87,802 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Producers & directors by wage are Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, Mechanical engineers, and Construction managers.

Producers & directors are part of the Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations, along with Artists & related workers, Commercial and industrial designers, Fashion designers, Floral designers, Graphic designers, and 25 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Producers & directors are West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, and LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Producers & directors are West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, Santa Monica City PUMA, CA, and Burbank City PUMA, CA.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Producers & directors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motion pictures & video industries is the industry that employs the most Producers & directors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Producers & directors, by average wage, is Wired telecommunications carriers. Producers & directors are paid most in North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$87,802

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,402

In 2018, Producers & directors earned an average of $87,802, $33,914 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Construction managers make somewhat more than Producers & directors while Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Producers & directors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.451

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Producers & directors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.451, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Producers & directors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Producers & directors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Producers & directors

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Producers & directors.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Producers & directors, by number of employees, are Motion pictures & video industries, Broadcasting (except internet), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Producers & directors, by average wage, are Wired telecommunications carriers, Other professional, scientific & technical services , Computer Systems Design, National security & international affairs, Wired telecommunications carriers (Legacy), and Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals.

Industries by Share

143k

2018 Workforce

± 9,275

-7.37%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.73%

The number of people employed as Producers & directors has been declining at a rate of -7.37%, from 154,239 people in 2017 to 142,869 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Producers & directors employed by various industries. Motion pictures & video industries employs the largest share of Producers & directors at 37.4%, followed by Broadcasting (except internet) with 27.4% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 4.61%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Producers & directors in the US. The average age of male Producers & directors in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Producers & directors is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Producers & directors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

84.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,152

58k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,910

59.4% of Producers & directors are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Producers & directors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Producers & directors

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

77% of Producers & directors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.93% of Producers & directors, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Producers & directors.

Age by Gender

41.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.01

39.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.25

The median age of Producers & directors is 40.5, and Male employees are generally 2.21 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Producers & directors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Producers & directors is Communications but a relatively high number of Producers & directors hold a major in Communication Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Producers & directors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Producers & directors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Producers & directors need more than the average amount of Negotiation, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Financial Resources.