Producers and directors
Producers and directors: demand is edging up in the US and edging down in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Edging up
Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Arts & Entertainment job postings +9.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +4.0%. Median pay: US$90,360. Live roles in our job-board sample: 61 at 32 companies.
Canada: Edging down
Basis: outlook thinning, other holding. Arts & Entertainment job postings +0.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -0.50 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 27-2012. Canada NOC 51120. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.