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 will help you understand 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