Also called: Stilt Performer, Roving Entertainer
Performs on stilts at parades, festivals, and events as a towering costumed character.
A stilt walker straps on 4-foot stilts, wears a giant costume, and roams a festival interacting with crowds and posing for photos.
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. Self-taught or circus training.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Circus Arts.
Growing slowly. Small niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Parades and events need a real costumed person on stilts.
Classes: Physical education, Theater, Dance, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2099.
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