27 Series · SOC 27-2042
Musicians and Singers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- +1.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 36,180
- US workers
Musicians and Singers (SOC 27-2042) does not have national wage data published for this release, typically because the occupation's workforce is small enough that BLS aggregates it into a parent SOC category or suppresses it to protect confidentiality. An estimated 36,180 Americans work in this occupation across 0 reporting states and 0 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 19,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and long-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
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Median Salary
N/A
per year
Median Hourly
$47.80/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
N/A
average
Employment
36,180
jobs nationwide
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 27-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Musicians and Singers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 27-series occupations with growth data, Musicians and Singers sits on the slower-growing side at +1.1% growth and n/a median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.1%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
19,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Long-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
2.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Musicians and Singers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Perform before live audiences in concerts, recitals, educational presentations, and other social gatherings.
- ▸ Sing a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
- ▸ Interpret or modify music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
- ▸ Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments or a particular type of music.
- ▸ Sing as a soloist or as a member of a vocal group.
- ▸ Observe choral leaders or prompters for cues or directions in vocal presentation.
- ▸ Memorize musical selections and routines, or sing following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
- ▸ Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
- ▸ Sight-read musical parts during rehearsals.
- ▸ Play from memory or by following scores.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
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25th Percentile
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Median
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75th Percentile
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90th Percentile
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