Career
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.
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Median pay
+4.7%
Job growth, 2025–35
4,500
Openings a year
No formal educational credential
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
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The work
What people in this job do
All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Public Relations and AdvertisingSee the degree →
- TheatreSee the degree →
- Sports CommunicationCIP 09.0906
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, GeneralCIP 50.0501
- Directing and Theatrical ProductionCIP 50.0507
- Theatre and DanceCIP 50.0512
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.