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title: "Music Industry Jobs"
description: "Careers making, recording and selling music: performers, composers, producers, audio engineers, music supervisors, and the business side of labels…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Music Industry Jobs

Careers making, recording and selling music: performers, composers, producers, audio engineers, music supervisors, and the business side of labels, publishing and touring. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages.

42 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Acoustical Consultant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/acoustical-consultant) | $104,110 | +11.2% | Bachelor's |
| 2 | [A&R Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/a-and-r-representative) | $82,890 | +9.7% | Bachelor's |
| 3 | [Music Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/music-therapist) | $77,930 | +12.6% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Music Editor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/music-editor) | $75,420 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 5 | [Music Director and Composer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/music-director-and-composer) | $73,710 | +1.2% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [Music Supervisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/music-supervisor) | $73,710 | +1.2% | Bachelor's |
| 7 | [Orchestrator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orchestrator) | $73,710 | +1.2% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Video Game Composer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/video-game-composer) | $73,710 | +1.2% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Sound Engineering Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sound-engineering-technician) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 10 | [Sync Licensing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sync-licensing-manager) | $69,990 | +2.7% | High school |
| 11 | [Orchestra Librarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orchestra-librarian) | $68,270 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 12 | [Lighting Programmer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lighting-programmer) | $68,060 | -4.8% | Certificate |
| 13 | [Entertainment Rigger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/entertainment-rigger) | $62,640 | +3.9% | High school |
| 14 | [Pyrotechnician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pyrotechnician) | $61,390 | 0.0% | High school |
| 15 | [Concert Promoter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/concert-promoter) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |
| 16 | [Concert Tour Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/concert-tour-manager) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |
| 17 | [Talent Buyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/talent-buyer) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |
| 18 | [Tour Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tour-production-manager) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Front of House Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/front-of-house-engineer) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 20 | [Monitor Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/monitor-engineer) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 21 | [RF Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rf-coordinator) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 22 | [Theatrical Sound Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/theatrical-sound-designer) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 23 | [Choreographer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/choreographer) | $55,310 | +3.1% | High school |
| 24 | [Royalty Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/royalty-analyst) | $50,670 | -5.6% | Bachelor's |
| 25 | [Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey](https://nuecareer.com/careers/broadcast-announcer-and-radio-disc-jockey) | $47,340 | -7.6% | Bachelor's |
| 26 | [Backline Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/backline-technician) | $46,420 | +1.9% | High school |
| 27 | [Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/musical-instrument-repairer-and-tuner) | $46,420 | +1.9% | High school |
| 28 | [Piano Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/piano-technician) | $46,420 | +1.9% | High school |
| 29 | [Pipe Organ Builder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pipe-organ-builder) | $46,420 | +1.9% | High school |
| 30 | [Entertainment Attorney](https://nuecareer.com/careers/entertainment-attorney) | $159,670 | +4.7% | Doctorate |
| 31 | [Game Audio Programmer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/game-audio-programmer) | $100,390 | -7.3% | Bachelor's |
| 32 | [Agent and Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and Athletes](https://nuecareer.com/careers/agent-and-business-manager-of-artists-performers-and-athletes) | $82,890 | +9.7% | Bachelor's |
| 33 | [Brand Partnerships Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/brand-partnerships-manager) | $78,760 | +7.0% | Bachelor's |
| 34 | [Art, Drama, and Music Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/art-drama-and-music-teacher-postsecondary) | $78,620 | +2.2% | Master's |
| 35 | [Poet, Lyricist and Creative Writer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/poet-lyricist-and-creative-writer) | $76,910 | -0.3% | Bachelor's |
| 36 | [Foley Artist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/foley-artist) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 37 | [Game Audio Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/game-audio-designer) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 38 | [Game Audio Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/game-audio-director) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 39 | [Re-Recording Mixer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/re-recording-mixer) | $73,130 | -3.1% | Certificate |
| 40 | [Lighting Designer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/theatrical-lighting-designer) | $68,060 | -4.8% | Certificate |
| 41 | [Audio and Video Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/audio-and-video-technician) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |
| 42 | [Podcast Producer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podcast-producer) | $58,100 | +3.9% | Certificate |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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