Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

This post summarizes key statistics on Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	7,209
25	24,309
30	34,572
35	41,055
40	41,197
45	43,216
50	39,434
55	34,572
60	28,352
65	16,205

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	2.4
High School Degree	11.6
Some College, No Degree	20.2
Associate's Degree	4.6
Bachelor's Degree	35.1
Master's Degree	21.4
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	1.5
PhD	3.2

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	43.30
20-39	17.70
39-41	24.80
41-50	8.20
50-60	4.30
More than 60	1.70

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
50.00	28,352	Miscellaneous professional and related services
29.00	15,125	Religious organizations
6.50	51,495	Business services, n.e.c.
2.20	24,434	Educational services, n.e.c.
2.10	21,628	Colleges and universities
1.80	32,986	Elementary and secondary schools
1.50	20,599	Eating and drinking places
0.80	65,776	Theaters and motion pictures
0.80	70,857	Army
0.50	43,216	Radio and television broadcasting and cable

This table highlights the top industries people working as Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
38.90	No 4-Year Degree	20,599
31.30	Music	37,076
6.40	Art and Music Education	20,413
1.90	English Language and Literature	24,434
1.30	Communications	36,650
1.00	Theology and Religious Vocations	27,488
1.00	Psychology	30,541
1.00	Business Management and Administration	31,153
0.90	Fine Arts	30,898
0.90	General Business	25,748

This table highlights the top majors people working as Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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