Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

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 guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
58,180 3.1 % $33.39 $69,460 3.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.95 $17.32 $25.21 $40.48 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $26,940 $36,020 $52,440 $84,190 (5)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Radio and television broadcasting 17,330 $26.64 $55,400
Motion picture and video industries 15,640 $42.98 $89,410
Cable and other subscription programming 4,680 $29.23 $60,800
Performing arts companies 4,530 $24.14 $50,210
Advertising and related services 2,620 $41.88 $87,100

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other support services 130 $53.31 $110,880
Independent artists, writers, and performers 2,210 $46.58 $96,880
Software publishers 150 $44.08 $91,680
Motion picture and video industries 15,640 $42.98 $89,410
Computer systems design and related services 120 $41.93 $87,220

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 1,000 $31.67 $65,870 0.164%
California 13,980 $47.88 $99,580 0.096%
Oregon 830 $28.08 $58,400 0.053%
Nebraska 470 $21.58 $44,890 0.053%
Massachusetts 1,630 $27.10 $56,380 0.052%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
California 13,980 $47.88 $99,580 0.096%
New York (7) $38.53 $80,140 (7)
New Jersey 850 $36.57 $76,070 0.022%
Illinois 1,420 $33.35 $69,360 0.025%
Hawaii 230 $32.67 $67,960 0.040%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 10,130 $53.09 $110,430 0.253%
New York, NY PMSA 8,300 $41.08 $85,440 0.207%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 1,040 $42.37 $88,130 0.109%
Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 80 $27.67 $57,550 0.103%
Santa Fe, NM MSA 70 $24.72 $51,410 0.090%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 10,130 $53.09 $110,430 0.253%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 100 $51.11 $106,300 0.050%
Dutchess County, NY PMSA 80 $49.56 $103,090 0.068%
Orange County, CA PMSA 340 $42.49 $88,380 0.023%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 1,040 $42.37 $88,130 0.109%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year.

(7) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005