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Producers and Directors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 6,000 h
National median pay
$90,360
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
143,120
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, DIRECTOR, TELEVISION (competency-based)
- State medians
- $129,790 in California to $38,820 in Arkansas (51 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR, TELEVISION | 0970 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 3,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| PROGRAM ASSISTANT | 0913 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What producers and directors earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $129,790 | $62.40 | 34,110 |
| New Jersey | $119,840 | $57.62 | 2,970 |
| New York | $107,550 | $51.71 | 27,990 |
| District of Columbia | $104,270 | $50.13 | 2,640 |
| Connecticut | $88,260 | $42.43 | 2,200 |
| Oregon | $87,460 | $42.05 | 1,640 |
| Rhode Island | $84,250 | $40.51 | 560 |
| Washington | $81,550 | $39.21 | 2,270 |
| Illinois | $81,080 | $38.98 | 3,170 |
| Massachusetts | $80,970 | $38.93 | 3,440 |
| Georgia | $79,950 | $38.44 | 5,010 |
| Florida | $79,920 | $38.42 | 7,160 |
| Maryland | $79,350 | $38.15 | 1,610 |
| Nevada | $78,480 | $37.73 | 1,630 |
| Colorado | $78,060 | $37.53 | 1,960 |
| Minnesota | $76,360 | $36.71 | 1,390 |
| Utah | $76,350 | $36.71 | 1,670 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,460 | $36.28 | 4,200 |
| Tennessee | $73,020 | $35.11 | 2,920 |
| Delaware | $72,650 | $34.93 | 150 |
| Texas | $71,710 | $34.48 | 6,610 |
| Maine | $71,320 | $34.29 | 400 |
| Ohio | $69,350 | $33.34 | 1,610 |
| Arizona | $67,320 | $32.36 | 1,720 |
| Missouri | $66,460 | $31.95 | 1,630 |
| Wisconsin | $66,390 | $31.92 | 1,600 |
| Hawaii | $66,190 | $31.82 | 510 |
| Virginia | $65,900 | $31.69 | 2,820 |
| Michigan | $65,720 | $31.60 | 2,310 |
| North Carolina | $63,700 | $30.62 | 3,500 |
| Alabama | $63,340 | $30.45 | 1,040 |
| Louisiana | $62,920 | $30.25 | 880 |
| Oklahoma | $61,600 | $29.61 | 770 |
| New Hampshire | $61,560 | $29.60 | 300 |
| Idaho | $61,150 | $29.40 | 380 |
| Kansas | $60,600 | $29.14 | 420 |
| Wyoming | $60,420 | $29.05 | 130 |
| South Dakota | $60,260 | $28.97 | 170 |
| Indiana | $59,870 | $28.79 | 1,480 |
| Iowa | $58,550 | $28.15 | 720 |
| North Dakota | $57,870 | $27.82 | 170 |
| South Carolina | $56,030 | $26.94 | 1,190 |
| Vermont | $55,660 | $26.76 | 290 |
| Kentucky | $54,550 | $26.23 | 950 |
| Alaska | $54,060 | $25.99 | 160 |
| Montana | $52,580 | $25.28 | 390 |
| Nebraska | $52,580 | $25.28 | 470 |
| Puerto Rico | $48,820 | $23.47 | 260 |
| Mississippi | $48,100 | $23.13 | 390 |
| West Virginia | $46,660 | $22.43 | 230 |
| Arkansas | $38,820 | $18.66 | 700 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.