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Media Programming Directors

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Media Programming Directors separately. These are the figures for Producers and Directors (27-2012), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$90,360
Employment, U.S.143,120
Median hourly wage$43.44
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$45,780$62,670$90,360$134,800$198,540
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama1,040$63,3400.53
Alaska160$54,0600.54
Arizona1,720$67,3200.58
Arkansas700$38,8200.58
California34,110$129,7902.03
Colorado1,960$78,0600.74
Connecticut2,200$88,2601.41
Delaware150$72,6500.33
District of Columbia2,640$104,2704.09
Florida7,160$79,9200.78
Georgia5,010$79,9501.11
Hawaii510$66,1900.88
Idaho380$61,1500.48
Illinois3,170$81,0800.56
Indiana1,480$59,8700.50
Iowa720$58,5500.50
Kansas420$60,6000.31
Kentucky950$54,5500.52
Louisiana880$62,9200.49
Maine400$71,3200.67
Maryland1,610$79,3500.63
Massachusetts3,440$80,9701.03
Michigan2,310$65,7200.57
Minnesota1,390$76,3600.51
Mississippi390$48,1000.36
Missouri1,630$66,4600.60
Montana390$52,5800.83
Nebraska470$52,5800.49
Nevada1,630$78,4801.14
New Hampshire300$61,5600.48
New Jersey2,970$119,8400.75
New Mexico520Not available0.65
New York27,990$107,5503.14
North Carolina3,500$63,7000.77
North Dakota170$57,8700.43
Ohio1,610$69,3500.31
Oklahoma770$61,6000.49
Oregon1,640$87,4600.91
Pennsylvania4,200$75,4600.75
Rhode Island560$84,2501.20
South Carolina1,190$56,0300.56
South Dakota170$60,2600.39
Tennessee2,920$73,0200.97
Texas6,610$71,7100.51
Utah1,670$76,3501.04
Vermont290$55,6601.04
Virginia2,820$65,9000.75
Washington2,270$81,5500.69
West Virginia230$46,6600.35
Wisconsin1,600$66,3900.59
Wyoming130$60,4200.49

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Information Technology Project Managers40.966
2Advertising and Promotions Managers40.964
3Project Management Specialists40.956
4Marketing Managers40.955
5Producers and Directors40.955
6Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners40.955
7Management Analysts40.954
8Public Relations Managers40.953
9Web Administrators40.951
10Document Management Specialists40.950

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Media Programming Directors, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Marketing ManagersMathematics0.880.955
Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersService Orientation0.880.955
Lodging ManagersService Orientation1.120.949
Online MerchantsMathematics1.000.941
Information Security AnalystsQuality Control Analysis1.740.940
Computer and Information Systems ManagersMathematics1.000.939
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersMathematics0.880.934
Gambling ManagersMathematics1.000.933
Logistics AnalystsMathematics1.630.932

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Media Programming Directors, excluding software Media Programming Directors already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Google Ads10 of 2015.4x
Marketo Marketing Automation10 of 2015.4x
LinkedIn11 of 209.6x
Oracle Eloqua9 of 2014.3x
Microsoft Project17 of 203.9x
Mentimeter7 of 2024.9x
Airtable8 of 2015.4x
Atlassian JIRA10 of 208.7x
Drupal9 of 2010.6x
Microsoft Dynamics13 of 205.1x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
SpeakingEssential skill 4.25 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 4.12 4.12
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 4.00 4.25
Time ManagementTransferable skill 4.00 3.88
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Active LearningEssential skill 3.88 3.88
MonitoringEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.88 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 4.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
WritingEssential skill 3.75 3.88
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.62 3.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.25 3.75
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.38
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.12
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.38 2.38
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.25 2.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 1.38
MathematicsEssential skill 2.00 2.12
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
ScienceEssential skill 1.38 0.38
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Communications and Media 4.89 5.43
Computers and Electronics 4.46 5.02
English Language 4.37 4.88
Administration and Management 3.90 4.41
Telecommunications 3.86 4.49
Customer and Personal Service 3.85 4.21
Sales and Marketing 3.72 4.23
Engineering and Technology 3.44 3.47
Administrative 3.38 4.16
Personnel and Human Resources 3.38 4.16
Education and Training 3.36 3.92
Production and Processing 3.20 3.75
Mathematics 3.11 3.45
Law and Government 2.97 3.04
Psychology 2.93 3.22
Public Safety and Security 2.82 2.75
Economics and Accounting 2.61 2.29
Mechanical 2.51 2.52
Fine Arts 2.51 2.26
Design 2.43 2.37
Sociology and Anthropology 2.27 2.49
Philosophy and Theology 2.23 2.08
Geography 2.16 2.52
History and Archeology 2.03 2.10
Transportation 1.97 1.37
Therapy and Counseling 1.79 1.59
Building and Construction 1.79 1.36
Physics 1.66 0.99
Foreign Language 1.48 0.91
Medicine and Dentistry 1.47not rated
Chemistry 1.44 0.89
Biology 1.43not rated
Food Production 1.37not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.25 4.25
Oral Comprehension 4.25 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 4.12 4.00
Written Comprehension 4.12 4.00
Written Expression 4.12 4.00
Fluency of Ideas 3.88 3.88
Speech Clarity 3.88 3.88
Deductive Reasoning 3.75 3.88
Near Vision 3.75 3.88
Originality 3.75 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.75
Inductive Reasoning 3.62 3.88
Information Ordering 3.62 3.75
Category Flexibility 3.38 3.38
Selective Attention 3.12 3.25
Far Vision 3.00 3.25
Time Sharing 3.00 3.00
Flexibility of Closure 2.88 3.00
Memorization 2.75 2.88
Speed of Closure 2.75 2.88
Visualization 2.62 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.50 2.75
Number Facility 2.50 2.62
Perceptual Speed 2.38 2.25
Auditory Attention 2.38 2.12
Control Precision 2.38 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.25 2.25
Finger Dexterity 2.25 2.12
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.12 2.00
Hearing Sensitivity 2.12 1.50
Reaction Time 2.12 1.00
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.50
Depth Perception 2.00 1.38
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.88 1.12
Rate Control 1.75 0.88
Response Orientation 1.75 0.75
Trunk Strength 1.50 0.75
Multilimb Coordination 1.50 0.50
Speed of Limb Movement 1.38 0.38
Dynamic Strength 1.12not rated
Sound Localization 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

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Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Media Programming Directors separately. These are the figures for Producers and Directors (27-2012), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Waterbury-Shelton, CT8605.80$102,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA21,9103.80$131,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ27,0203.09$108,460
Glens Falls, NY1302.78Not available
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,0302.30$130,640
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN1,8301.81$79,590
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT6201.68$100,060
Missoula, MT1001.67$51,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,5801.51Not available
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,2301.47$100,270

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