Also called: Professional Dungeon Master, Paid GM
Runs tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons for paying players.
A paid game master preps a dungeon with maps and miniatures, then runs a four-hour session for players online or in a game store. Some run games for companies as team-building.
Highly variable.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; you run games for friends and local stores, then build a paying client base online or at game cafes within about a year.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing faster than average. Growing.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI game masters exist online, but people pay for a creative human running the table.
Classes: Creative writing, Theater, History, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2099.
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