Also called: Prop Rental Manager, Prop Rental Coordinator
Runs a warehouse full of furniture, signs, old phones, and oddities that film and TV crews rent to dress their sets.
A prop house manager walks a set decorator through aisles of 1970s phones, hospital beds, and fake food, tagging 300 pieces for a new series. They track rentals, repair damaged items, and buy strange new stuff at estate sales to keep the collection fresh.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; learned working your way up at a prop house.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Theater Technology, Business.
Growing about average. Rises and falls with film and TV production.
Low risk for 10 years. Pulling, tracking, and repairing physical props stays hands-on; software just helps with inventory.
Classes: Theater tech, Business, History.
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