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Actors, Entertainers and Presenters

Actors, entertainers and presenters sing, portray roles in dramatic productions, perform comedy routines, gymnastic feats and tricks of illusion, train animals to perform and perform with them, and introduce and present radio and television programmes.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 8,979
£ 28,154
£ 57,564

New workers start around £8,979. Normal pay is £28,154 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £57,564.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 15,098 vacancies for this type of job

5.61%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.

  • Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.

  • Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.

  • Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.

  • Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.

  • Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.

  • Studies script, play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Apple IOS

  • Short Films

  • Finance

  • Model Validation

  • Acting

  • Python (Programming Language)

  • Reviewing Applications

  • Risk Management

  • Physics

  • Credit Risk

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Smartphone Operation

  • Communications

  • Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • Leadership

  • Basic Math

  • Planning

  • Customer Service

  • Governance

  • Operations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Acting & Performance (with Integrated International Foundation Year & Professional Practice Year) University for the Creative Arts

Acting & Performance (with Integrated International Foundation Year & Professional Practice Year)

University for the Creative Arts Farnham
Farnham
Qualification
BA (Hons)
Duration
5 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Start date
2022-2023
Average grad salary
N/A
UCAS Tariff
64/168
Student satisfaction
N/A
Course study options
3 course options available
Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Interactive Media with Integrated Foundation Year Royal Holloway, University of London

Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Interactive Media with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway, University of London Egham
Main Site, Egham
Qualification
BA (Hons)
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Start date
2022-2023
Average grad salary
£20k
UCAS Tariff
N/A
Student satisfaction
82%
Course study options
2 course options available

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