Program Directors

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

$83,480
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+5% projected 2024–2034
Bachelor's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Producers and directors make business and creative decisions about film, television, stage, and other productions.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Northwestern University, IL
$89,054
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Temple University, PA
$84,908
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(bachelors)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA
$76,507
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA
$72,293
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(bachelors)Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
$71,549
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Michigan State University, MI
$69,257
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Idaho, ID
$64,954
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, NY
$64,102
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Drexel University, PA
$63,562
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)University of California-Berkeley, CA
$62,846
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)University at Buffalo, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Syracuse University, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)SUNY at Purchase College, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)The New School, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)University of Rochester, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Pratt Institute-Main, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Wagner College, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Long Island University, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Daemen University, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Le Moyne College, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)New York Institute of Technology, NY
$61,346
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management(masters)Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY, NY
$61,346
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Houston, TX
$61,314
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication(masters)Quinnipiac University, CT
$60,845

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