FTMA: Directing
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The training provided for this certificate may lead to positions in management or in other creative branches of the Entertainment Industry. Study is focused toward developing competence in specific areas of directing.After successfully completing this certificate, the student will be able to demonstrate professional skills in directing that will enable them to work in entry level production. A student could be hired as: production assistant, production associate, assistant to the director, associate director, 2nd assistant director, 1st assistant director, casting director, assistant casting director, unit production manager, and other positions on the directing team.
FTMA: Directing Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,100
- High salary: 160,210
- Average salary: 77800
Film and Video Editors
Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 39,170
- High salary: 145,900
- Average salary: 70980
Media Programming Directors
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 43,060
- High salary: 198,530
- Average salary: 83480
All Careers in FTMA: Directing (22)
| Art Directors | Bachelor's degree | Stable | 111,040 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology Project Managers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 108,970 |
| Special Effects Artists & Animators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 99,800 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 94,680 |
| Media Programming Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Media Technical Directors/Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Producers and Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Talent Directors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 82,730 |
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 82,540 |
| Avionics Technicians | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 81,390 |
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 78,630 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 77,800 |
| Poets, Lyricists & Creative Writers | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 72,270 |
| Writers & Authors | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 72,270 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 72,090 |
| Film and Video Editors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Stable | 70,980 |
| Public Relations Specialists | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 69,780 |
| Music Directors & Composers | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 63,670 |
| Electricians | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 62,350 |
| Choreographers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 55,600 |
| Audio & Video Technicians | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 54,830 |
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