Music Industry Jobs & Music Careers for Musicians, Songwriters and Performers
Take a look at our complete list of music industry jobs for people who play an instrument and are looking for a music industry career in which you need to be a songwriter or performer.
CHURCH MUSIC JOBS
Alternate Titles: Music Director, Minister of Music, Administrator of Music Program
Job Description: Coordinates church choir, recruits singers, develops and trains musical talents, plans choir budget.
Salary: $22,000 to $85,000+
Alternate Titles: Hazan, Reverend
Job Description: Leads prayers in a synagogue or temple, teaches music, pastoral duties.
Salary: $25,000 to $80,000+
Alternate Titles: Music Director, Minister of Music, Administrator of Music Program
Job Description: Coordinates church choir, recruits singers, develops and trains musical talents, plans choir budget.
Salary: $22,000 to $85,000+
MUSIC EDUCATION JOBS
Alternate Titles: Music Administrator
Job Description: Coordinates curriculum and activities of musical teaching staff.
Salary: $28,000 to $84,000+
College or University Music Educator
Alternate Titles: Music Teacher, Professor, Instructor
Job Description: Educates in music theory, history, composition, and/or new advances.
Salary: $25,000 to $80,000+
Secondary School Music Teacher
Alternate Titles: Music Teacher, High school Music Teacher, Middle School Music Teacher, Music Instructor
Job Description: Teaches instrumental and/or vocal music theory to students in high school or junior high.
Salary: $35,000 to $70,000+
Elementary School Music Teacher
Alternate Titles: Music Instructor
Job Description: Introduces and teaches singing, listening, and music theory to young students.
Salary: $30,000 to $75,000+
Alternate Titles: Studio Teacher
Job Description: Instructs and teaches students how to play a specific instrument in a one on one or small group setting.
Salary: $20,000 to $60,000+
Alternate Titles: Record Librarian
Job Description: Catalogs music and does reference work with music related subjects.
Salary: $23,000 to $70,000+
MUSIC HEALTH JOBS
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Uses music or musical activities to treat patients suffering from mental, physical, and/or emotional ailments.
Salary: $28,000 to $135,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Works with patients that suffer from speech ailments that effect daily life.
Salary: $57,000 to $75,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Works with patients that suffer from such problems like vocal cord nodules, vocal cord polyps, spasmodic dysphonia, paralyzed vocal cords, etc.
Salary: $55,000 to $100,000+
MUSIC PERFORMING & WRITING JOBS
Alternate Titles: Recording Act, Recording Artists
Job Description: Records tracks that are released on albums and as singles.
Salary: N/A
Alternate Titles: Stock Music Writer, Royalty Free Music Writer
Job Description: Writes music in all styles that is used in productions such as TV shows, commercials, and video games.
Salary: $5,000 to $200,000+
Alternate Titles: Show Group, Show Band
Job Description: Entertainment performers who work at hotels, casinos, halls, clubs, and more.
Salary: $250 to $15,000+ per Show
Alternate Titles: Bar Band, Lounge Band
Job Description: Performs music so the audience can dance and have a good time at clubs, bars, casinos, lounges, and schools.
Salary: $250 to $15,000+ per Show
Alternate Titles: Studio Musicians, Session Player, Sideman, Freelance Musician
Job Description: Plays background music for a recording artist in a studio setting.
Salary: $15,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: Singer, Studio Singer, Vocalist, Background Singer, Chorus Member, Jingle Singer
Job Description: Sings solo or with other singers/musicians in a recording studio or live performance.
Salary: N/A
Alternate Titles: Composer, Lyricist, Writer
Job Description: Writes lyrics, music, or both. Written material is sold and/or pitched to established musical groups or performers.
Salary: $1,500 to $1,000,000+
Recording & Record Industry JOBS
Alternate Titles: Market Adapter, Transcriber, Transcript
Job Description: Arrange track/album tempo, vocals, harmony, rhythm etc. Stay up to date on industry trends and maintain musician's style.
Salary: $28,000 to $200,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Transposes music from one instrument or voice to another in order to accommodate a particular musician or group; write scores for an orchestra, band, choral group, individual instrumentalist, or vocalist.
Salary: N/A
Symphony, Orchestra, and Opera JOBS
Alternate Titles: Musical Director
Job Description: Works with the orchestra, practices and prepares them for concerts, conducts the performance.
Salary: $20,000 to $275,000+
Alternate Titles: Section Leader, 1st Violinist
Job Description: Leads an entire section of the orchestra, performs solos, tunes their section of the orchestra.
Salary: $25,000 to $425,000+
Alternate Titles: Principal Player
Job Description: Leads a section of the orchestra, may supervise rehearsals with the section, assigns parts to musicians.
Salary: $25,000 to $95,000+
Alternate Titles: Classical Musician, Section Player
Job Description: Plays an instrument in the orchestra.
Salary: $900-$2,500+ per Show.
Alternate Titles: Singer, Classical Singer, Operatic Singer
Job Description: Sings, performs, and may act in operas.
Salary: $10,000 to $215,000+
