This occupation has now been updated to Producers and Directors
Also known as: Broadcast Producer, Casting Director, Film Maker, Independent Film Maker, Independent Video Producer, Motion Picture Director, Movie Producer, Music Video Director, Music Video Producer, News Production Supervisor
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Producers hire principal cast members, directors, and key production staff, secure funding sources, review and select scripts, supervise and coordinate writing and editing, mediate personal disputes that arise during a show, and conductive numerous administrative duties during the run of a show or the filming of a film or program. These professionals may also conduct research and reveiw rehearsals, recordings, and film to ensure that broadcast or production standards are met. A Bachelor's degree is often required for this position.
A Producer can receive an average pay level of between $36,070 - $184,660 depending on experience and talent. can get a compensation of ninety-six thousand six hundred and ninety dollars on a yearly basis.
have the best average pay in California, where they get normal pay levels of close to about $126,220. This group of people have the highest pay levels in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, where they earn salary pay of $112,710.
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SALARY TREND
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 35.01 percent nationwide in that time.
INDUSTRIES
Producers tend to make the most in the following industries:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$112,710
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services
$98,790
Information
$97,780
Manufacturing
$95,250
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$92,170
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$92,030
In general, they earn less within the industries below:
Educational Services
$66,430
Retail Trade
$76,060
Public Administration
$78,330
Other Services (except Public Administration)
$82,480
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