Producer
Also called film director, film producer, music producer
Producers are responsible for managing the production of music, motion pictures or series. They plan and coordinate all aspects of the production such as the direction, publication and financing. Producers oversee the production and manage all technical and logistic aspects of recording and editing.
What you'd do
Film, stage and related directors and producers · ILO- Choosing writers, studying scripts to determine artistic interpretation, and instructing actors on acting methods
- Directing all aspects of dramatic productions on stage, television, radio or in motion pictures, including choice of actors, and final decisions concerning costumes, set designs, sound or lighting effects
- Planning, organizing and controlling the various stages and scheduling involved in the production of presentations, motion pictures, television shows and radio programmes
- Engaging and supervising all technical personnel, and determining the treatment, scope and scheduling of production
- Maintaining production archives and negotiating royalties
- Creating, planning, writing scripts for recording, videotaping and editing programmes
- Supervising the positioning of scenery, props and lighting and sound equipment
- Indoors
- Sitting most of the day
- Constant contact with people, including the public
- Good freedom to decide
- Often more than 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Some repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Average prospectsA typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
Above averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,800 a month (Bulgaria) to €8,800 (Luxembourg), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually a degreeA degree in audio-visual techniques and media production is the usual route.
1,154 institutions in the EU offer arts and humanities bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
LittleAI could help with only small parts of the tasks.
Average task score 0.37 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 7 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for film, stage and related directors and producers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).