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Dance majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a dance degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in dance. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 3,157 dance major resumes to identify the jobs dance majors most prefer.

Highest-Paying Jobs With a Dance Degree

  1. Starting Salary
    $40,000
    Job openings
    80,018
    Job Description:
    Physical therapist assistants, sometimes called PTAs, and physical therapist aides work under the direction and supervision of physical therapists. They help patients who are recovering from injuries and illnesses regain movement and manage pain.
  2. Starting Salary
    $34,000
    Job openings
    15,115
    Job Description:
    Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication.
  3. Starting Salary
    $32,000
    Job openings
    71,355
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Baltimore, MD;  
  4. Starting Salary
    $32,000
    Job openings
    53,322
    Job Description:
    Human resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They often handle other human resources work, such as those related to employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.
  5. Starting Salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    39,273
    Job Description:
    An Instructor works with individuals through providing them support and instruction. They initiate various program goals and team objectives and solve problems. They may instruct individuals in swimming, biology, esthetics, or fitness.
  6. Starting Salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    34,865
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Philadelphia, PA;  Los Angeles, CA;  
  7. Starting Salary
    $26,000
    Job openings
    1,002,317
    Job Description:
    Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers pick up, transport, and drop off packages and small shipments within a local region or urban area. They drive trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVW)—the combined weight of the vehicle, passengers, and cargo—of 26,000 pounds or less. Most of the time, delivery truck drivers transport merchandise from a distribution center to businesses and households.
  8. Starting Salary
    $24,000
    Job openings
    103,293
    Job Description:
    General office clerks perform a variety of clerical tasks, including answering telephones, typing documents, and filing records.
  9. Starting Salary
    $23,000
    Job openings
    36,095
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Philadelphia, PA;  
  10. Starting Salary
    $23,000
    Job openings
    31,212
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Los Angeles, CA;  
    Job Description:
    Fitness trainers and instructors lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities, including cardiovascular exercises (exercises for the heart and blood circulation), strength training, and stretching. They work with people of all ages and skill levels.

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What can you do with a dance degree?

Zippia created a dance career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in dance. The map shows the most common jobs dance majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average dance major salary

Dance major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a dance bachelor's degree who work in the education industry have an average salary of $44,726, while those graduates who work in the government industry have an average salary of $33,819. If pay is important to you, then you should look for dance jobs in the education industry.

Average dance major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage Dance Salary Dance Salary Range
1Education
$44,726
$26k
$57k
2Media
$43,514
$26k
$57k
3Hospitality
$39,867
$26k
$57k
4Health Care
$38,683
$26k
$57k
5Professional
$36,334
$26k
$57k

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