Also called: Stunt Director
Designs and runs the car chases, fights, falls, and fire stunts in movies and TV.
Stunt coordinators plan each stunt with the director, hire and rehearse stunt performers, rig safety gear, and are responsible for nobody getting hurt. Hollywood and Atlanta are major hubs.
Union day rates; top coordinators on big films earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 10 years after high school. Years as a stunt performer, often with gymnastics, martial arts, or motorsport backgrounds; SAG-AFTRA membership.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Theater, Kinesiology.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Previsualization and AI help plan shots, but rigging safety and running real stunts with performers stays human and accountable.
Classes: PE/gymnastics, Physics, Theater, Video production.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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