Illinois State University (ISU) - Drama

Job Description

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.

Job Description

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. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of actors in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 66,500
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 69,100
• Percent Job Growth: 3.90%
• Percent of Technical Directors/Managers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 16%

Job Description

Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of producers in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 122,500
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 136,000
• Percent Job Growth: 11.00%
• Percent of Technical Directors/Managers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 29%

Job Description

Interpret script, conduct rehearsals, and direct activities of cast and technical crew for stage, motion pictures, television, or radio programs. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of directors- stage, motion pictures, television, and radio in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 122,500
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 136,000
• Percent Job Growth: 11.00%
• Percent of Technical Directors/Managers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 29%

Job Description

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of program directors in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 122,500
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 136,000
• Percent Job Growth: 11.00%
• Percent of Technical Directors/Managers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 29%

Job Description

Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of talent directors in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 122,500
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 136,000
• Percent Job Growth: 11.00%
• Percent of Technical Directors/Managers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 29%

Job Description

Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of technical directors/managers in our career profile section.

Projections

• Total Employment (2010): 122,500
• Total Employment Projected (2020): 136,000
• Percent Job Growth: 11.00%
• Percent of Technical Directors/Managers That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 29%