Actor, Entertainer or Presenter
Tasks
- Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.
- Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.
- Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.
- Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.
- Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.
- Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.
- Studies script; play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.
Typical Education Level
Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Will retirement created job openings
In the UK, 12% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers
*This is based on national data
£19,250 Average wage
Average annual earnings
The current average wage for actor, entertainer or presenter is £19,250
447 positions
Current Employment
The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 447. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
jobs
Job Postings
Over the past year, jobs have been posted for actor, entertainer or presenter roles.
How well does it pay?
Normal pay for this occupation is £19,250 per year. That is about £1,604 per month or £9.87 per hour. New workers generally start on £10,978, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £54,734
Is it growing or declining?
This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 447 people are employed in the region.
