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Media Technical Directors/Managers

Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Media Technical Directors/Managers 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
1Producers and Directors40.965
2Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film30.953
3Media Programming Directors40.948
4Audio and Video Technicians30.944
5Desktop Publishers30.942
6Information Security Analysts40.939
7Web Administrators40.939
8Special Effects Artists and Animators40.938
9Computer Network Support Specialists40.936
10Broadcast Technicians30.936

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Media Technical Directors/Managers, 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
Producers and DirectorsManagement of Financial Resources2.120.965
Web AdministratorsProgramming1.760.939
Computer Network Support SpecialistsTroubleshooting1.120.936
News Analysts, Reporters, and JournalistsWriting0.880.927
Information Security EngineersProgramming2.260.919
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolMathematics0.870.919
Computer User Support SpecialistsTroubleshooting0.880.915
Remote Sensing TechniciansMathematics1.630.911
Art DirectorsOperations Analysis1.620.910
Logistics AnalystsMathematics1.500.906

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Media Technical Directors/Managers, excluding software Media Technical Directors/Managers 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
Hypertext markup language HTML12 of 207.1x
Adobe Premiere Pro7 of 2021.5x
PHP9 of 208.8x
Extensible markup language XML11 of 205.8x
Adobe InDesign11 of 205.8x
Apple macOS9 of 207.3x
JavaScript10 of 205.5x
Adobe ActionScript7 of 209.8x
Firewall software6 of 2013.8x
Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript7 of 209.5x

Skills

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

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
MonitoringEssential skill 4.00 4.62
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 4.00 4.00
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.62 4.00
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.50 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Active LearningEssential skill 3.38 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.38 3.62
WritingEssential skill 3.38 3.50
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.38 3.25
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.25 3.50
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 3.75
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
InstructingTransferable skill 3.00 3.62
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 3.50
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 2.50 2.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.38 2.00
MathematicsEssential skill 2.12 2.25
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.62
RepairingTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.50
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.75 1.12
ScienceEssential skill 1.12not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Communications and Media 4.75 5.55
Computers and Electronics 4.34 5.18
English Language 4.13 4.21
Telecommunications 3.76 3.60
Engineering and Technology 3.62 3.62
Administration and Management 3.28 3.87
Customer and Personal Service 3.06 3.36
Education and Training 2.85 2.61
Production and Processing 2.79 2.92
Geography 2.68 2.91
Law and Government 2.51 2.09
Design 2.45 2.33
Administrative 2.43 2.82
Mathematics 2.40 2.64
Public Safety and Security 2.09 1.69
Psychology 2.05 1.63
Sales and Marketing 2.00 1.53
Personnel and Human Resources 1.86 1.70
Sociology and Anthropology 1.82 1.69
Transportation 1.79 1.69
Mechanical 1.61 1.28
Philosophy and Theology 1.51not rated
History and Archeology 1.51 1.17
Fine Arts 1.50not rated
Economics and Accounting 1.40 0.50
Building and Construction 1.35not rated
Physics 1.34 0.65
Chemistry 1.32not rated
Foreign Language 1.30not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.29not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.24not rated
Biology 1.01not rated
Food Production 1.01not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.00 4.25
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.12
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 4.00 4.00
Near Vision 3.88 4.00
Far Vision 3.75 4.00
Speech Clarity 3.75 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.88
Written Comprehension 3.75 3.88
Inductive Reasoning 3.75 3.75
Written Expression 3.75 3.75
Information Ordering 3.50 3.62
Fluency of Ideas 3.38 3.88
Originality 3.38 3.75
Category Flexibility 3.38 3.38
Visual Color Discrimination 3.25 3.88
Selective Attention 3.25 3.75
Flexibility of Closure 3.25 3.25
Perceptual Speed 3.25 3.12
Visualization 3.12 3.75
Time Sharing 3.12 3.12
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.12
Auditory Attention 2.88 2.88
Control Precision 2.88 2.62
Finger Dexterity 2.88 2.50
Memorization 2.75 2.62
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.75 2.38
Hearing Sensitivity 2.50 2.25
Manual Dexterity 2.25 2.25
Reaction Time 2.25 1.75
Depth Perception 2.12 2.25
Number Facility 2.12 2.12
Multilimb Coordination 2.12 2.00
Response Orientation 2.12 2.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.00 2.00
Rate Control 2.00 1.38
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.88 1.12
Extent Flexibility 1.75 0.88
Trunk Strength 1.62 1.12
Sound Localization 1.62 0.75
Spatial Orientation 1.62 0.62
Static Strength 1.38 0.75
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.62
Stamina 1.38 0.50
Explosive Strength 1.25not rated
Night Vision 1.25not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.25not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.12not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • Pinterest
  • Side Effects Houdini
  • Social media sites
  • Software development tools
  • The Associated Press ENPS
  • Unity Technologies Unity
  • YouTube

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Media Technical Directors/Managers 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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