Also called: Flexibility Artist
Performs acts that show extreme flexibility, bending into shapes that look impossible.
A contortionist does hours of careful flexibility training daily, works with a coach to stay injury-free, and performs a slow, eye-popping routine in cirque or variety shows.
Approximate. Novelty performers are usually self-employed and paid per show or contract; income ranges from side-gig money to six figures for headliners.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Years of specialized training, often from childhood.
Ways in: Self-taught, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Circus Arts.
Growing slowly. Very rare specialty.
Low risk for 10 years. Extreme flexibility performance is human; AI can't do it live.
Classes: Dance, Gymnastics, Physical education, Biology (anatomy).
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2099.
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