Conductor
Dancer
Music Teacher PK-12
Choreographer
Music Therapist
100

Essential skills a conductor must have

Music theory, unique style, interpretation, viewpoint, leadership, or conducting

100

Duties/responsibilities of a dancer

learn complex dance moves to entertain audience, study new types of dance, rehearse several hours a day for performances, attend promotional events for the production in which they are appearing

100
PK-12 music teacher's duties/responsibilities

Teach students how to sing and play instruments, teach knowledge about music history and theory, lead school bands, choirs, ensembles, etc.

100

Essential skills of a choreographer

Dance/movement, teaching, designing movement sequences, physical fitness, creativity and inventiveness

100

Expected growth of music therapists from 2016-2026

6.8%

200

Required education for a conductor

Bachelor’s/master’s degree in music theory, music composition, and/or conductin

200

Required education for a dancer

No formal education required

200

Essential skills of PK-12 music teacher

Music performance, knowledge of instruments, music theory, reading + writing music notation, music history, conducting, public speaking

200

Required education for a choreographer

Bachelor’s/master’s degree in dance

200

Required education for a music therapist

Bachelor’s degree in music therapy and/or in psychology

300

Typical annual salary range for conductor 

$26k (entry level) to $55k (experienced)

300

Essential skills of a dancer

Good sense of rhythm, flexible and well proportioned, high-level technical and interpretive skills, excellent balanc

300

Required education for PK-12 music teacher

Teaching certificate/degree, bachelor's degree that combines music education with a certification program

300

Duties/responsibilities of a choreographer

Choose music that accompanies a dance routine, teach complex dance movements, put together moves in a sequence to create new dances, study new and emerging types of dance, audition dancers for a role in a show or within a dance company

300

Average annual salary of a music therapist

$47,940

400

Conductor's duties/responsibilities

Select music to be performed/recorded, prepare for performances by reviewing + interpreting music, choose guest performers + soloists, meet w/ potential donors and attend fundraisers, direct rehearsals to prepare for performances and recordings

400

Expected growth of dancers from 2021-2031

27%

400

Expected growth of PK-12 music teachers from 2016-2026

12%

400

Typical annual salary range of a choreographer

$45,825 (entry level) to $78,000 (experienced)

400

Duties/responsibilities of a music therapist

Manage pain, reduce stress, express emotion, improve memory, improve communication

500
Expected growth of conductors in the coming years

5% avg per year

500

Typical annual salary range for dancer

$45k (entry level) to $65k (experienced)

500

Average annual salary range for a PK-12 music teacher

$49,446

500

Expected growth of choreographers from 2021-2031

30%

500

Essential skills of a music therapist

Songwriting, arranging, establishing therapeutic relationships, research, foundations in music, treatment planning