Selects and stages productions, directs performers, and manages the creative and logistical side of theatre, film and live events.
Pay
$43,060
Lower reported wage
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Not available in our data
$198,530
Upper reported wage
Annual U.S. salaries. Actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience. The lower and upper figures do not represent starting and senior salaries.
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Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 national A_PCT10-A_PCT90 for SOC 27-2012 (Producers and Directors). Actors (SOC 27-2011) are the other principal destination for this major, and are deliberately not listed as a career here: BLS publishes actor wages hourly only, with no annual percentiles, and converting them would invent an annual figure the source does not support.
Annual median review, October 27, 2026: The stored BLS occupation includes a broader population than this specialty, title, or credential. No separate annual median for this role has been verified in the reviewed source, so the broader occupation median is not presented as its own. Sources: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm . Existing employment and projection figures were not refreshed.
SOC 27-2012BLS OEWS May 2024Verified 2026-07-28
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