Also called: House Production Manager
Coordinates technical needs between touring shows and a venue's local crew.
A venue production manager reviews a band's technical rider, schedules local crew, and makes sure power, rigging, and loading docks are ready.
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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. Technical theater or event management background.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Theater Technology, Event Management.
Growing faster than average. Live music touring has hit record revenues since 2022.
Low risk for 10 years. Advancing shows gets easier with software; coordinating touring crews with local crews on show day stays human.
Classes: Business, Theater tech crew, Computer applications, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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