Game Show Producer

Also called: Game Show Coordinating Producer

Produces quiz and game shows: questions, contestants, prizes, and taping days.

A day in the life

A game show producer reviews questions for accuracy, runs a rehearsal with stand-in contestants, and makes sure the game follows strict legal rules so nobody can cheat. On tape days they watch from the control room.

Pay over a career

Starting
$50k
Typical
$90k
High
$150k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's degree, then a few years as a contestant coordinator or associate producer on game shows before producing.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Communications.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps write questions and manage contestants, but producing tapings stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business, Speech, Broadcast journalism, Theater.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.

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