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Film & Video Editors vs Producers & Directors

Median pay is about $15k higher for Producers & Directors. Both usually start with the same education: bachelor's.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Film & Video Editors compared with Producers & Directors: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureFilm & Video EditorsProducers & Directors
Pay
Median pay$75,420$90,360, higher
Entry pay 25th percentile$52,720$62,670, higher
Experienced pay 75th percentile$105,310$134,800, higher
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+3.7% Growing+4.0% Growing fast, higher
Openings a year3,10012,100
Getting in
Typical educationBachelor'sBachelor's
Difficulty modeled2.8 / 53.2 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledHighHigh
AI exposure modeled, percentile79th pct82nd pct

Where the skills differ

Only Film & Video Editors

  • Active Learning

Only Producers & Directors

  • Monitoring

Both lean on active listening, critical thinking, reading comprehension, speaking, writing.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.