Choreographers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

What a choreographer does

Become a choreographer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good choreographer

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Teaching people how to do something.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $34 per hour with a typical salary of $16,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $23 and $44 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $2,000 and $12,000 per year.
  • 37% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $35 per hour with a typical salary of $14,300 per year.
  • 99.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Choreographer job outlook

  • There are 36 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 11 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 53% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Programs to get you there

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