Choreographers
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.
Jobs growth:
+5% projected 2024–2034
What They Do
Dancers and choreographers use dance performances to express ideas and stories.
Programs That Prepare You
College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings
Dance(masters)Saint Mary's College of California, CA
$70,806Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Idaho, ID
$64,954Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Houston, TX
$61,314Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Northern Colorado, CO
$59,486Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Central Florida, FL
$53,911Dance(masters)Jacksonville University, FL
$46,274Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)New York University, NY
$44,742Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)The University of Texas at Austin, TX
$43,430Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)Regent University, VA
$43,319Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)Emerson College, MA
$39,309Dance(bachelors)Texas State University, TX
$38,967Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)CUNY Brooklyn College, NY
$38,598Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(bachelors)Saint Mary's College of California, CA
$38,160Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
$37,985Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(bachelors)University of Notre Dame, IN
$37,531Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)Academy of Art University, CA
$36,635Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(bachelors)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA
$36,557Dance(masters)New York University, NY
$36,556Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)California Institute of the Arts, CA
$35,156Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)University of Florida, FL
$34,588Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(masters)Florida Atlantic University, FL
$34,588Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(bachelors)University of South Dakota, SD
$33,852Dance(bachelors)Stephen F Austin State University, TX
$33,340Dance(bachelors)University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC
$33,291Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft(bachelors)The University of Texas at Austin, TX
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