Studio Audience Coordinator

Also called: Audience Wrangler, Audience Producer

Fills seats for TV tapings and manages the studio audience.

A day in the life

An audience coordinator books 200 people for a taping, checks them in, and seats the most energetic ones near the cameras. They keep the crowd excited between takes.

Pay over a career

Starting
$30k
Typical
$40k
High
$55k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus on-the-job training with a show or audience company; customer service and organization skills matter most.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Communications.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady in LA and New York.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Filling seats and managing studio audiences is people work that stays human.

Could start right away

Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to audience companies (On Camera Audiences, 1iota) or TV studios for audience staff

Start now, in high school

Classes: Speech, Business, Theater, Marketing.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.

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