Also called: Festival Stage Manager
Runs the stage at concerts and festivals, keeping changeovers on time.
A festival stage manager keeps 10 bands on schedule, running fast gear changeovers between sets and talking to the crew on headsets. They have the final call on when acts go on.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a bachelor's in theater or music business, plus several years of stage or venue work and time as an assistant stage manager.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Theater Technology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Live changeovers between acts need a person in charge backstage, keeping crews and artists safe and on time.
Classes: Theater stage management, Business, Speech, Music.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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