Producers and Directors
Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications · Performing Arts
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $43,760; experienced workers reach $113,900. About 370 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +10.8%
- Openings a year
- 49
- Employed in 2024
- 577
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · Experience: Less than 5 years
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
10 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Active Listening4.4
- Speaking4.3
- Monitoring4.3
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Coordination4.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Writing4.3
What the work is
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.
- 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.
- Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process.
- Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
- Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less15%
- Certificate11%
- Some college5%
- Associate degree13%
- Bachelor's degree57%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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