Also called: Music Festival Producer, Live Event Producer
Produces festivals and large live events, from music festivals to food and art fairs.
Over the year you book artists, rent stages and fencing, plan security and sanitation for 50,000 people, and sell tickets. In festival week you barely sleep. The best producers build festivals into famous brands.
Owners of successful festivals can earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in event, music business, or arts management common; experience matters more.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Music Business, Event Management, Arts Administration.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with marketing and schedules; booking talent and running a live festival stay human.
Classes: Business, Music, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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