DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-2011 Actors

Occupational Description:
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 35076$16.96/hr$1.42/hr$10.76/hr$12.31/hr$15.16/hr$18.04/hr$25.16/hr
Minnesota 42079$17.97/hr$1.44/hr$10.68/hr$12.32/hr$15.15/hr$18.34/hr$29.55/hr
U S 52,6207,156$29.44/hr$1.24/hr$9.62/hr$12.72/hr$20.64/hr$29.59/hr$61.04/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Actors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality340$14.96/hr
Other Regional Data For Actors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 350 $15.16/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Producers and Directors1,090$32.76/hrN/A
Musicians and Singers350$27.38/hrN/A
Floral Designers260$18.81/hrN/A
Music Directors and Composers90N/AN/A
ModelsN/AN/AN/A
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and IllustratorsN/A$28.61/hrN/A
Tasks for Actors