Also called: Talk Show Host
Hosts a talk show with monologues, interviews, and comedy bits.
A late-night host rehearses the monologue, meets that night's guests, and tapes the show in the evening in front of a live audience. The day is packed with writers' meetings and comedy bits.
Extremely variable; few jobs exist.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; usually 10 or more years in stand-up, sketch comedy, TV writing or correspondent work before getting a show.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Theater, Communications.
Shrinking. Late-night TV is shrinking.
Low risk for 10 years. The host is the human personality at the show's center; AI changes writing and clips, not the person on stage.
Classes: Theater, Speech and debate, Journalism, Creative writing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3011.
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