Arts, Design & Media

Stage & Production Designers

SOC 27-1027

Design and oversee sets for theater, film, and television productions.

Median pay

$75k

$53k to $104k typical range

Outlook

Growing

3k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

57%

modeled estimate · 77th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

52/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.