Overview & Salary
Overview
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
On the job, you would:
- Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
- Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
- Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role.
Education
- no high school diploma/GED
- bachelor's degree
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $27,040
Annual median $42,640
Annual 90th percentile $208,021
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
- English language
Communications
- multimedia
Math and Science
- sociology and anthropology
- psychology
Business
- customer service
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Artistic
People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
- Cooperation
- Persistence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Social Orientation
Abilities
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- create new and original ideas
- notice when problems happen