Producers and Directors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-2012
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-2012 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 9.2%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 31/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $90,360
- H-1B offered wage $83,328; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 16,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.9%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 124
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 16,479 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~47% of this role but only ~9.2% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Artistic Director, Director, Executive Producer, Multimedia Producer, News Producer, Producer
Representative Tasks
- •Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
- •Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
- •Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
- •Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.
- •Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.
- •Coordinate artistic activities.
- •Direct productions or performances.
- •Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
- •Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 9.2% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $90,360 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 91/100 | N/A |