The Job Market

Performing and teaching are the two most common careers in music, but those alone don't begin to cover what music majors/minors can pursue in the industry.

Many musicians typically combine performance with non-performance work to experience fulfilling careers. The sky's the limit!

This powerpoint presentation was assembled to help explain some of the many options for a career in music:

Examples of careers for the music major include the following:

• Accompanist
• Acoustician
• Adjudicator/Clinician
• Agent
• Arranger
• Arts, Entertainment and Contract Attorney
• Arts Journalist/Reviewer
• Arts/Personnel Manager
• Arts Marketing and Sales Consultant
• Audio Producer
• Composer
• Conductor
• Copyist/Transcriber
• Copyright Consultant
• Cruise Ship Entertainer
• Curator (Arts, Instruments and Manuscripts)
• Editor
• Film, T.V. Video Game Scorer
• Foley Artist
• Fundraiser/Grant Writer
• Instrument Designer and Builder
• Instrument Manufacturer
• Intellectual Property Rights Attorney
• Keyboard Technician/Piano Tuner
• Lyricist
• Music-Consultant
• Music Librarian
• Music Psychology
• Music Store Owner
• Music Theoretician
• Music Therapist
• Musical Theater/Pit Musician
• Musicologist
• Organ Builder/Tuner/Technician
• Part Preparer
• Performer
• Producer
• Proofreader
• Publisher
• Recording Session Musician
• Songwriter
• Sound and Stage Technician
• Sound Designer
• Sound Engineer
• Studio Owner
• Music Teacher
• Tour/Road Manager