Also called: Aerial Artist, Cirque Performer
Performs flips, trapeze, aerial silks, and acrobatics in circus shows.
Acrobats train for hours daily, perform up to 10 shows a week, and keep their bodies in elite shape. Many come from gymnastics, dance, or circus schools.
Resident shows like those in Las Vegas offer steadier pay.
Certificate, about 4 years after high school. Circus school (e.g., New England Center for Circus Arts) or elite gymnastics background.
Ways in: Trade school, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Circus Arts, Dance, Kinesiology.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Live flips, trapeze and silks are the point of the show; AI and robots don't replace a human body in the air.
Classes: PE/gymnastics, Dance, Theater, Health/anatomy.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2099.
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