Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskProducers and directors
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 10% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 83,480
Employment 2024
167.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.9%
Openings (2024–34)
12.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of producers and directors is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent. AI use: 0%
- 2. Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs. AI use: 0%
- 3. Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements. AI use: 0%
- 4. Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection. AI use: 0%
- 5. Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene. AI use: 0%
- 6. Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.7 · 216K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 76% · 55+: 19%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Producers and directors make business and creative decisions about film, television, stage, and other productions.
Producers and directors are often under pressure to finish their work on time. Most producers and directors work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. Their schedules may vary.
Producers and directors typically need a bachelor’s degree. They also typically need several years of experience working on set in film, TV, stage, or other productions in positions such as actors, film and video editors, or cinematographers or in related occupations, such as theater managers.
The median annual wage for producers and directors was $83,480 in May 2024.
Employment of producers and directors is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.