Also called: Production Manager
Oversees budgets and schedules for building sets, costumes, and lighting for a theater season.
A production manager runs weekly meetings with scenery, costumes, and lighting departments, keeps every show on schedule and budget, and solves problems during load-in. They are the link between artists and crews.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in theater or technical theater, then about four years as a stage manager or technical director before managing a season.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Theater Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI scheduling helps, but managing shops, budgets and builds for a season stays human leadership.
Classes: Business, Theater tech crew, Accounting, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9072.
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