Occupational Employment Statistics
27-2011 Actors
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
Minnesota
| 280 | 38 | $40.07/hr | $14.42/hr | $19.35/hr | $25.02/hr | $29.54/hr | $45.63/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Leisure and Hospitality | 260 | $25.02/hr |
- Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
- Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures.
- Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
- Work with other crew members responsible for lighting, costumes, make-up, and props.
- Sing or dance during dramatic or comedic performances.
- Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures.
- Work with other crew members responsible for lighting, costumes, make-up, and props.
- Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role.
- Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
- Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.