Choreographers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$55,310
United States, 2025
Employment
2,860
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.
- O*NET code
- 27-2032.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.
- Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.
- Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
- Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.
- Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.
- Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
- Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
- Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$34,090
25th percentile
$41,600
75th percentile
$75,710
90th percentile
$138,630
Most important skills
- Instructing4.0
- Coordination3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Monitoring3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Learning Strategies3.6
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Time Management3.4
- Active Learning3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with ChoreographersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | $173,100 | 340 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $170,780 | 340 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $99,430 | 100 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $87,850 | 60 | 2025 |
| CA | $75,000 | 410 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 100 | 2025 |
| MN | $74,810 | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $74,810 | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $70,360 | 40 | 2025 |
| MD | $69,140 | 80 | 2025 |
| OH | $66,910 | 120 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $61,130 | 100 | 2025 |
| LA | $51,170 | 210 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $49,560 | 50 | 2025 |
| NE | $49,490 | 60 | 2025 |
| TX | $46,460 | 380 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $44,840 | — | 2025 |
| IN | $44,840 | — | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | $41,080 | 40 | 2025 |
| SD | $40,320 | 250 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.