Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a producer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a producer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as music producer, video producer, film director, film producer, executive producer, motion picture manager, tour production manager.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: music producer, 75%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
music producer 75% covered publishing rights manager 69% covered radio producer 43% covered post-production supervisor 42% covered book publisher 40% covered producer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from producer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a producer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A producer needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • marketing principles business, administration and law
  • analyse a script communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply strategic thinking management skills
  • assess financial viability information skills
  • copyright legislation business, administration and law
  • project management business, administration and law
  • develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage budgets management skills
  • manage staff management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a producer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Producer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a producer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.