Vocational Programs for Producers and Directors Career

The role of Producers and Directors is to produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $107,170 and $52 per hour. 10 vocational programs could be taken for the Producers and Directors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 154,470 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Producers and Directors is $25,359. The average length of the programs is 254 hours and the average completion time is 10.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Producers and Directors Career

The following 10 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Producers and Directors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Producers and Directors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Radio and Television	59	$18,794	$125	27 Hours	8.00 Months
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	43	$17,650	-	-	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	4	$40,584	-	-	-
Musical Theatre	8	$33,435	-	-	-
Theatre and Dance	1	$39,922	-	-	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	12	$36,600	-	-	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	23	$35,000	$1,500	30 Hours	9.00 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	108	$29,990	$1,479	705 Hours	13.75 Months
Documentary Production	7	$39,022	-	-	-
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	1	$33,363	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Producers and Directors Career

The following 42 occupations are related to Producers and Directors.

Related Occupations toProducers and Directors
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
General and Operations Managers	3,508K	$129,330	$62
Advertising and Promotions Managers	20,630	$152,620	$73
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Training and Development Managers	41,540	$138,450	$67
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	12,870	$132,810	$64
Human Resources Specialists	896K	$76,060	$37
Project Management Specialists	948K	$104,920	$50
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	122K	$62,280	$30
Training and Development Specialists	403K	$71,980	$35
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	323K	$100,580	$48
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	23,270	$61,740	$30
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	134K	$68,570	$33
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Special Effects Artists and Animators	29,940	$109,630	$53
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
Actors	62,560	-	$41
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Choreographers	4,190	$59,090	$28
Music Directors and Composers	10,770	$87,840	$42
Musicians and Singers	35,520	-	$52
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	25,070	$86,950	$42
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Editors	95,700	$85,110	$41
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Audio and Video Technicians	66,700	$59,260	$28
Broadcast Technicians	26,190	$71,600	$34
Sound Engineering Technicians	14,600	$74,100	$36
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	23,940	$71,890	$35
Film and Video Editors	29,240	$83,470	$40
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	227K	$99,020	$48
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35

Schools offering vocational programs for Producers and Directors

The following 220 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Producers and Directors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.