Casting director vs director

The differences between casting directors and directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a casting director and a director. Additionally, a director has an average salary of $113,489, which is higher than the $43,678 average annual salary of a casting director.

The top three skills for a casting director include contract negotiations, music videos and RAN. The most important skills for a director are healthcare, customer service, and oversight.

Casting director vs director overview

	Casting Director	Director
Yearly salary	$43,678	$113,489
Hourly rate	$21.00	$54.56
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	4,550	230,711
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Casting director vs director salary

Casting directors and directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Casting Director	Director
Average salary	$43,678	$113,489
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $82,000	Between $66,000 And $192,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between casting director and director education

There are a few differences between a casting director and a director in terms of educational background:

	Casting Director	Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 79%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Photography	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Casting director vs director demographics

Here are the differences between casting directors' and directors' demographics:

	Casting Director	Director
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%	Male, 53.2% Female, 46.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between casting director and director duties and responsibilities

Casting director example responsibilities.

Oversee and manage model castings for fashion shows, advertising campaigns, editorials and special projects.
Work closely with top NYC agents and managers to bring in talent for projects.
Work with designers through the preliminary casting process through the completion of their runway shows for NYFW.
Interview candidates for major network reality TV competitions.
Prepare informational biographical sheets on potential participants that are pitched to network executives.

Director example responsibilities.

Manage water metering programs for NYC and national portfolio.
Collaborate with the CPA to manage financials and reporting / distribution to physicians.
Manage OEM manufacturing partners for making bulk solutions, product fills and final packaging.
Lead company's first deep-fill structural project, bring company into EPA compliance, establish effective QA-QC program.
Develop company website entirely as well as wrote and manage the SEO and upkeep for overall site maintenance.
Manage the company's hotel portfolio operations and assets, including renovation, new build, conversions, and rebranding.

Casting director vs director skills

Common casting director skills

Contract Negotiations, 25%
Music Videos, 8%
RAN, 6%
Feature Film, 5%
Art Directors, 5%
Comedy, 5%

Common director skills

Healthcare, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Oversight, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Human Resources, 4%
Business Development, 4%

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