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Television Anchors vs Producers & Directors

Compare Television Anchors and Producers & Directors side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Producers & Directors pays about $43k more.

Television Anchors

Median pay$47k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureModerate 62%, modeled
EducationBachelor's
SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWriting

Producers & Directors

Median pay$90k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureHigh 84%, modeled
EducationBachelor's
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionMonitoring
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.