Also called: Concert Booking Agent
Books concerts and tours for musicians, negotiating with venues and promoters.
A booking agent routes a 30-city tour, negotiates fees with venues, and tracks ticket sales.
BLS agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes: median roughly $85k; commission-based, so top agents earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Music business degree; agency assistant first.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Music Business, Business.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Approximate: BLS projects about average growth for agents and business managers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI predicts ticket sales and routes tours; negotiating with venues and promoters stays human.
Classes: Business, Music, Geography, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1011.
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