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Actors, Entertainers and Presenters

Actors, entertainers and presenters sing, portray roles in dramatic productions, perform comedy routines, gymnastic feats and tricks of illusion, train animals to perform and perform with them, and introduce and present radio and television programmes.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£15,646
£30,644
£55,652

New workers start around £15,646. Normal pay is £30,644 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £55,652.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 13,267 vacancies for this type of job

8.61%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.

  • Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.

  • Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.

  • Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.

  • Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.

  • Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.

  • Studies script; play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Photography

  • Project Management

  • Marketing

  • Video Advertising

  • Newsletters

  • Finance

  • IOS Applications

  • Television Production

  • Short Films

  • Python (Programming Language)

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Sales

  • Enthusiasm

  • Customer Service

  • Detail Oriented

  • English Language

  • Planning

  • Teaching

  • Leadership

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Performing Arts

University of Gloucestershire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Gloucester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/120

Performing Arts

Gloucestershire College

HND · 1 Year · Full-time · Gloucester · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Drama and Theatre Arts

De Montfort University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Musical Theatre

Nottingham College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

BA (Hons) Creative Practice

University of the West of Scotland

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Dumfries · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Performing Arts

Bedford College Group

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Dunstable · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Musical Theatre (BIPA)

SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College)

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bristol · 09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Performing Arts (Top-Up)

Warwickshire College and University Centre

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Rugby · 16/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Event Technology

University of West London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Musical Theatre Performance

International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)

BA (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time · London · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Musical Theatre

University of Surrey

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Guildford · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Dance

Kingston University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Performing Arts

Leeds Beckett University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Performing Arts - Musical Theatre

University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College)

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Wakefield · 09/2025

Tariff points: 64/64

Performing Arts Top Up

University Centre Grimsby

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Grimsby · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Creative Media Arts

University of Westminster, London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/96

Drama with a Year Abroad

Queen Mary University of London

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · London · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Theatre Arts

University of Derby

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Derby · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

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