Network Promo / Trailer Voice

Also called: Movie Trailer Voice, Station Voice

Is the signature voice of a TV network or movie trailers ('In a world...').

A day in the life

A promo voice records dozens of short promos a day from a home studio for a TV network, keeping the same recognizable tone.

Pay over a career

Starting
$60k
Typical
$150k
High
$500k

Extremely rare; a few top voices earn six or seven figures.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Years of voice-over success.

Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Communications.

Outlook

Shrinking. Few positions; AI threat.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. Networks can license or clone a voice with AI, so few new signature voices will be hired.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Speech and debate, Theater, Broadcast journalism, Music.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2011.

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