Also called: Character Performer, Face Character
Brings famous characters to life at theme parks through meet-and-greets, parades, and shows.
You audition to match a character's height and personality, then spend your shift signing autographs, hugging kids, and staying perfectly in character in the heat. Parades and stage shows add dance numbers. Performers say the hardest part is never breaking character.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Auditions; dance or acting experience helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Theater, Dance.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Meeting kids as a beloved character in person is live performance that screens can't replace.
Age 18+. One way to start: Go to an open character audition at Disney, Universal or Six Flags; they look for height and movement
Classes: Drama, Dance, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2011.
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