Also called: Stunt Supervisor
Designs every action sequence and keeps the stunt team safe.
A stunt coordinator plans a car flip with engineers, hires performers who match the actors' sizes, rehearses the fight with the director, and has final say on whether a stunt is safe enough to film.
Approximate; coordinators on big action films earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Many years as a stunt performer.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Kinesiology, Film Production.
Growing about average. Grows with action content; a new Oscar category for stunt design arrives in 2028.
Low risk for 10 years. AI previs helps plan action, but designing stunts and owning everyone's safety on set stays human accountability.
Classes: Physical education, Physics, Theater, Martial arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2099.
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