Also called: Extras Casting
Books and organizes the dozens or hundreds of 'background actors' (extras) who fill out scenes.
A background casting coordinator posts calls for '30 people who look like 1980s mall shoppers', books the extras, and sends wardrobe instructions. On set, they check people in and sort them into scenes.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree needed; organization and people skills.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Theater.
Growing about average. Tied to production levels; digital crowds have reduced some big-crowd work.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Apps and AI now match and book extras by photo and size, cutting coordinator jobs; handling people on the day stays human.
Classes: Business, Computer applications, Psychology, Theater.
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