Film producer vs distributor

The differences between film producers and distributors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a film producer, becoming a distributor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a film producer has an average salary of $50,185, which is higher than the $40,606 average annual salary of a distributor.

The top three skills for a film producer include animation, film production and music videos. The most important skills for a distributor are distributors, customer service, and delivery truck.

Film producer vs distributor overview

	Film Producer	Distributor
Yearly salary	$50,185	$40,606
Hourly rate	$24.13	$19.52
Growth rate	8%	4%
Number of jobs	9,943	89,197
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	40	47
Years of experience	12	4

Film producer vs distributor salary

Film producers and distributors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Film Producer	Distributor
Average salary	$50,185	$40,606
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $81,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Calabasas, CA	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	IBM	ABB
Best paying industry	Start-up	Health Care

Differences between film producer and distributor education

There are a few differences between a film producer and a distributor in terms of educational background:

	Film Producer	Distributor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Photography	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Film producer vs distributor demographics

Here are the differences between film producers' and distributors' demographics:

	Film Producer	Distributor
Average age	40	47
Gender ratio	Male, 67.7% Female, 32.3%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
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, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	6%

Differences between film producer and distributor duties and responsibilities

Film producer example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day completion activities including project planning and QA testing.
Work has been feature on the USOC website, NBC, ESPN, and PBS.
Help grow the Facebook page to nearly 100k likes.
Shoot, edit, & design DVD for wedding, sports, and educational videos.
Produce, write, direct, and serve on the production crews on, films and documentaries.
Experience videographer of captivating documentaries, business promotion video, music video and live event coverage.

Distributor example responsibilities.

Generate leads for outside sales representatives including organizing, monitoring and updating Microsoft CRM program.
Train in OSHA safety standards and maintain compliances.
Use an RF scanner to produce labels identifying repack case contents.
Use Facebook as a great social media outlet, as well as twitter.
Operate forklift and stand up forklift, used RF scanner guns to track items
Install new valves, water meters, taps for water meters, and fire hydrants.

Film producer vs distributor skills

Common film producer skills

Animation, 69%
Film Production, 7%
Music Videos, 6%
Feature Film, 2%
Documentary Film, 1%
Fiction, 1%

Common distributor skills

Distributors, 28%
Customer Service, 23%
Delivery Truck, 7%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Line, 4%
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Updated January 8, 2025

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