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Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers

ANZSCO 2111

Employed

8,400

Part-time share

59%

Female share

54%

Median weekly earnings

$1,692

Median age

33 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance), Advanced Diploma of Applied Performing Arts, Advanced Diploma of Performance (Acting), and Advanced Diploma of Creative Ministry.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

There is no single national fee or length for training that leads to Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers. Each provider sets its own price, study mode, and entry rules. Those rules can include past study, an English level, work experience, or an interview. Check the AQF level, and whether you study in Australia or online, before you enquire.

About this career

Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers entertain by portraying roles in productions, performing and composing dances, and performing a variety of other acts.

What they typically do

  • Reading scripts and undertaking research to gain understanding of parts, themes and characterisations
  • Learning lines and cues, rehearsing parts, and applying vocal and movement skills to the development of characterisation
  • Preparing for performances through rehearsals under the instruction and guidance of production directors
  • Acting parts and portraying roles as developed in rehearsals in film, television, radio and stage productions
  • Practising dance routines and interpreting the choreographic content of the production
  • Performing dances for audience entertainment, coordinating body movements and facial expression, usually with musical accompaniment
  • Composing and notating ballet compositions and other dance routines
  • Creating and performing individual performance routines
  • Rehearsing, auditioning and travelling between entertainment venues

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
31.4%
VIC
30.2%
QLD
18.8%
WA
9.6%
SA
5.7%
ACT
1.5%
NT
1.4%
TAS
1.4%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers.

  • Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance)

    CUA60120 · AQF 6 · 17 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Applied Performing Arts

    11072NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

    View qualification
  • Advanced Diploma of Performance (Acting)

    11155NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

    View qualification
  • Advanced Diploma of Creative Ministry

    11016NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

    View qualification
  • Certificate III in Circus Arts

    11337NAT · AQF 3 · 1 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Acting

    11360NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Performance

    11017NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

    View qualification
  • Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance Practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

    11372NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Art (Musical Theatre and Commercial Dance)

    11445NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Screen Acting

    11352NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Acting for Contemporary Screen Media

    11463NAT · AQF 6 · 1 providers

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  • Certificate III in Community Dance, Theatre and Events

    CUA30220 · AQF 3 · 13 providers

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