Also called: Tour Business Manager
Tracks the money on a tour: ticket settlements, expenses, payroll, and taxes in each city.
A tour accountant sits with the promoter after each show checking ticket counts, pays crew per diems, and reports profits to the artist's business manager.
Approximate. Touring crew are usually paid weekly or daily rates while on tour; big arena and stadium tours pay far more than club tours, and work has off-seasons.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in accounting, then a few years at an entertainment business manager or tour accounting firm; a CPA license helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Finance.
Growing faster than average. Live music touring has hit record revenues since 2022.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI automates expenses and settlements; checking ticket counts with promoters face to face stays human.
Classes: Accounting, AP Statistics, Business, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2011.
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