Also called: Theme Park Stunt Performer, Arena Stunt Performer
Performs falls, fights, and fire gags several times a day in theme park and arena stunt shows.
A live stunt performer warms up, checks the rigging, and runs a fight scene, a 30-foot fall into an airbag, and a jet-ski chase in a theme park show. They repeat it three or four times a day, then rehearse a new routine in the evening.
Approximate; hourly park wages, sometimes union.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 1 year after high school. Gymnastics, martial arts, or stunt training, then auditions.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Theater, Kinesiology.
Growing about average. Steady at big parks; careers are often short.
Low risk for 10 years. Live physical performance in front of crowds can't be automated.
Classes: PE or gymnastics, Theater, Dance.
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