Jobs for the Music Graduate
A Rewarding Career Awaits the Graduate With a Music Degree
While many who receive degrees in music enter the teaching profession or become performers, our society provides many employment opportunities for those who hold degrees in music. The following is an abbreviated listing of the career options to be found; many other professionally stimulating and financially rewarding careers are available to those with music degrees as well:
| Publicity | Education | Recording and Record Business |
| Public Relations Counselor Publicist Music Journalist |
College/University Professor Music Supervisor Private Instrument Teacher Public School Teacher Music Therapist |
Artist and Repertoire Coordinator Promotion Manager Staff Publicist Consumer Researcher Advertising Account Executive Arranger |
| Radio and Television | Arenas, Facilities, Halls and Clubs | Music Retailing |
| Program Director Music Director Disc Jockey Video Jockey |
Concert Hall Manager Stage Manager Nightclub Manager |
Music Shop Manger Instrument Sales Representative Rack Jobber |
| The Business
End of the Industry |
Symphonies, Orchestra, Operas, etc. | Talent and Writing |
Personal Manager |
Conductor Section Leader Opera Singer Managing Director Subscription and Ticket Sales Director Orchestral Music Librarian |
Recording Group Dance Band Background Vocalist Songwriter |
| On-the-Road | Instrument Repair, Restoration and Design | Church Music |
| Tour Coordinator Sound Technician Road Manger |
Musical Instrument Builder and
Designer Instrument Repair and Restoration Specialist Piano Tuner-Technician Bow Repairer and Restorer |
Choir Director Organist |
Though the training provided by a music degree is a large part of the qualifications for many of these careers, additional training in business and personnel management is often an advantage, as is the acquisition of computer skills.
For specific information on various careers try:
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/
To find out more about specific occupations, including job description, working conditions, earnings, training requirements, and employment outlook, consult The Occupational Outlook Handbook available at your local library. The Dunbar Library at Wright State also have available a reference book entitled Career Opportunities in the Music Industry, 5th edition, by Shelly Field.
VLC; updated 11/22/2006
