Actors, Entertainers and Presenters | Career profile | UCAS

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.

New workers

AVERAGE

Experienced

£ 8,979

£ 28,154

£ 57,564

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

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

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

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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
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Planning
Customer Service
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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

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £18k
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: 88%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £12k
UCAS Tariff: 72/72
Student satisfaction: 59%
Course study options: 2 course options available

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

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £22k
UCAS Tariff: 96/120
Student satisfaction: 76%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £21k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 52%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time (intensive)
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 32/32
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 100%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £18k
UCAS Tariff: 96/112
Student satisfaction: 73%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £18k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 72%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £17k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 65%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 84%
Course study options: 2 course options available

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

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time with time abroad
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 77%
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 80/80
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £18k
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £22k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 78%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 78%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BMus (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £20k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: CertHE
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 82%
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BDes (Hon)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BA (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £21k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 22%
Course study options: 2 course options available

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