Producers and Directors build coordination, social perceptiveness and management of personnel resources skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Art Directors (88%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Directors | 88% | $114,850 | +27% | None |
| 2 | Film and Video Editors | 83% | $75,420 | −17% | None |
| 3 | Editors | 81% | $77,920 | −14% | None |
| 4 | Writers and Authors | 79% | $76,910 | −15% | None |
| 5 | Special Effects Artists and Animators | 77% | $102,030 | +13% | None |
| 6 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 77% | $133,660 | +48% | None |
| 7 | Public Relations Specialists | 76% | $74,750 | −17% | None |
| 8 | Public Relations Managers | 74% | $146,910 | +63% | None |
| 9 | Project Management Specialists | 72% | $102,320 | +13% | None |
| 10 | Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | 71% | $82,890 | −8% | None |
Compared with Producers and Directors, median $90,360. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as producers and directors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
88% skill match · $114,850 · +27% pay
Operations Analysis · Persuasion · Judgment and Decision Making
83% skill match · $75,420 · −17% pay
Equipment Maintenance · Repairing
81% skill match · $77,920 · −14% pay
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If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Art Directors (88% skill match, median $114,850), Film and Video Editors (83% skill match, median $75,420) and Editors (81% skill match, median $77,920), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 10 pay more than producers and directors at the median. The biggest increases: Marketing Managers (+85%, $166,790), Financial Managers (+84%, $166,570) and Sales Managers (+64%, $148,270).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.