Also called: Illusion Designer
Designs illusions and tricks for movies, Broadway shows, and other magicians.
A magic consultant figures out how to make an actor appear to levitate on a Broadway stage, trains the cast in sleight of hand, and keeps the method secret.
Approximate; very few people do this full time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Decades of magic experience plus engineering or stagecraft skills.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Theater, Mechanical Engineering.
Growing slowly. Tiny niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Designing illusions for live shows and film needs inventive human makers.
Classes: Physics, Art, Theater tech crew, Woodshop.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1029.
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