Also called: Ballpark Organist, Arena Organist
Plays the organ at baseball and hockey games, cueing crowd chants and riffing on players' walk-up songs.
A stadium organist watches every pitch, plays "Charge!" at the right moment, learns pop songs on the fly, and keeps the crowd energized for three hours. Only a few dozen teams still have one.
Paid per game; top MLB organists earn 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. Strong keyboard skills; many have music degrees.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Music Performance, Organ Performance.
Growing about average. Very few positions; often part-time.
Low risk for 10 years. Recorded playlists already replaced most organists; the few left are valued for live crowd reactions AI won't replicate.
Classes: Piano/keyboard, Music theory, Band, Theater.
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