Also called: Headliner
Stars in their own long-running show in Las Vegas or tours major theaters.
A headliner performs nightly in a Vegas showroom, manages a crew of 20 builders and assistants, and invents new illusions with engineers.
Extremely rare. A few headliners earn millions; reaching this level takes decades.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Many years of performing and building a name.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Theater.
Growing slowly. Only a handful of these jobs exist.
Low risk for 10 years. A star show in Las Vegas rests on a human performer's personality and live illusions.
Classes: Theater, Speech, Physics, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2099.
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