Music Industry Jobs & Music Careers For Non-Musicians
Take a look at our complete list of music industry jobs for people who do not play an instrument or are looking for a music industry career in which you do not need to be a songwriter or performer.
Facility, Arena and Club Jobs
Alternate Titles: Theater Manager, Arena Director, Facility Director, Director of Hall Operations
Job Description: Manages concert hall, oversees all activates and employees in venue.
Salary: $26,000 to $95,000+
Concert Hall Marketing Director
Alternate Titles: Director of Marketing, Marketing Manager
Job Description: Coordinates marketing campaigns, oversees public relations and adverting department, develops budgets.
Salary: $25,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the stage: lighting, curtain changes, stage setup.
Salary: $24,000 to $75,000+
Alternate Titles: Sound Man (or Woman), Audio Technician, Sound Engineer
Job Description: Provides sound for the venue, works the sound board, and keeps sound equipment working and ready.
Salary: $26,000 to $60,000+
Alternate Titles: Club Manager
Job Description: Oversees all employees and handles day-to-day operations.
Salary: $25,000 to $180,000+
Instrument Work & Development Jobs
Musical Instrument Builder/Designer
Alternate Titles: Instrument Craftsman, Custom Instrument Builder, Instrument Designer
Job Description: Design Instruments, Fabricate Instruments. Sells privately or works in a manufacturing factory.
Salary: $25,000 to $150,000+
Instrument Repair and Restoration
Alternate Titles: Instrument Repair Expert, Instrument Restoration
Job Description: Repairs/Restores musical equipment that is broken, scratched, or is not working.
Salary: $25,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Performs Piano Repairs, Tunes Pianos.
Salary: $26,000 to $80,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Re-hairs string instrument bows and restores old or damaged bows.
Salary: $26,000 to $80,000+
Music Industry Merchandising Jobs
Alternate Titles: Store Manager, Music Department Manager, Instrument Manager
Job Description: Manages music shop or music department, buys/sells instruments and equipment.
Salary: $27,000 to $48,000+
Alternate Titles: Music shop Salesman
Job Description: Educates consumers on new products and informs on product features, sells music accessories, instruments, supplies and more.
Salary: $20,000 to $30,000+
Alternate Titles: Store Manager, Music Department Manager
Job Description: Manage day to day, Supervise workers, Open and Close Store.
Salary: $20,000 to $30,000+
Alternate Titles: Music shop Cashier, Sales Person
Job Description: Sell records, CD's, and merchandise, assist customers in helping them find what they are looking for.
Salary: $17,000 to $27,000+
Instrument Sales Representative
Alternate Titles: Sales Representative, Manufacturers Representative
Job Description: Sells musical equipment to retail and wholesale dealers.
Salary: $24,000 to $76,000+
Alternate Titles: Sub-distributor
Job Description: Provides CD's, DVD's, and music merchandise to stores whose main business is not music industry related.
Salary: $25,000 to $55,000+
OTHER MUSIC JOBS
Recording Artist Website Content Producer
Alternate Titles: Website Content Manager, Website Content Editor
Job Description: Writes and maintains content on website, retains a following through various methods, gathers fan base.
Salary: $25,000 to $75,000+
Personal Assistant to Recording Artist
Alternate Titles: Website Content Manager, Website Content Editor
Job Description: Makes the recording artists personal and professional life easier, screens calls, runs errands, schedules meetings, keeps track of day to day.
Salary: $37,000 to $110,000+
Alternate Titles: Security Guard, Bodyguard
Job Description: Handles the personal safety of musical artist/group or celebrity, handles entry and exit routes, and handles crowds, fans, and stalkers.
Salary: $35,000 to $500,000+
Alternate Titles: Cultural Anthropologist, Musicologist, Cultural Analyst, Folklorist
Job Description: Study social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global context. Document and research.
Salary: $30,000 to $91,000+
Music Industry Public Relations & Advertising Jobs
Alternate Titles: Publicist, P.R. Counselor
Job Description: Establishes an artist, company, or musical group's image, writes press releases, assembles press kits and arranges press conferences.
Salary: $27,000 to $200,000+
Alternate Titles: Public Relations Assistant, P.R. Trainee
Job Description: Assistant/apprentice to the P.R. Counselor.
Salary: $22,000 to $28,000+
Alternate Titles: Press Agent
Job Description: Promotes a musical group or artist to the general public, creates and maintains a desired image for the musical act.
Salary: $24,000 to $200,000+
Alternate Titles: Publicist Trainee, Assistant Press Agent
Job Description: Helps Publicist with tasks and duties, double-checks information and references sources.
Salary: $23,000 to $45,000+
Alternate Titles: Writer, Music Critic, Music Reviewer
Job Description: Writes articles for publications or blogs, Writes reviews and critiques musical groups and artists performances, albums, videos, etc.
Salary: $26,000 to $150,000+
Advertising Account Executive, Music Publication
Alternate Titles: Salesman, Sales Representative, Sales Executive
Job Description: Sells advertising space in periodicals or newspapers, meets with musical group representatives and marketers, develops advertising promotions.
Salary: $22,000 to $130,000+
Advertising Account Executive, Music Website
Alternate Titles: Account Executive, Advertising Account Representative, Advertising Sales Representative
Job Description: Sells advertising space on websites, meets with musical group representative and marketers, develops advertising promotions, Prepares orders, keeps records of sales.
Salary: $21,000 to $100,000+
Radio & Television JOBS
Alternate Titles: PD., Director of Programs
Job Description: Institute radio format and schedule, select radio programs.
Salary: $27,000 to $110,000+
Alternate Titles: M.D., Director of Music
Job Description: Select specific musical genres that will fit into the radio station format for which you are working.
Salary: $25,000 to $97,000+
Alternate Titles: D.J., Deejay, On-Air Personality
Job Description: Portrays the voice and personality of the radio station by introducing music, commercial products, and by promoting local venues and shows.
Salary: $25,000 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: V.J., Vee-jay, Video Jock
Job Description: Introduce music videos on TV, host programs, discuss/review videos, promote artists.
Salary: $28,000 to $500,000+
Recording & Record Industry JOBS
Alternate Titles: A & R Representative, A & R Rep, Artist and Repertoire Coordinator, A & R Staffer, Talent Acquisition Representative
Job Description: Searches to find new artists or bands that fit well within a label's genre and framework, and sets them up to sign a record deal with the record label.
Salary: $29,000 to $150,000+
Alternate Titles: Artist and Repertoire Administrator, A&R Administration Representative
Job Description: Develop and adhere to the budget for artists and bands signed to the label, while working with accounting and legal personnel within the A&R Department.
Salary: $28,000 to $67,000+
Alternate Titles: Promotion Director, Director of Promotions
Job Description: Develops, implements and directs promotional campaigns for the record label and its artists. They work to get radio airplay and more.
Salary: $31,000 to $97,000+Alternate Titles: Promotions Man, Regional Staff Promotion Person, Local Promotion Person, Record Promoter, And Promotional Representative
Job Description: Is representation on behalf of record labels and artists at radio stations. They establish airplay for artists and bands.
Salary: $29,000 to $65,000+
Alternate Titles: P.R. Director, Publicity Director, Director of Publicity and Press Relations
Job Description: Oversees the Publicity Department at record labels and is responsible for formulating and managing publicity campaigns.
Salary: $36,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: Press Agent, Flack Agent
Job Description: Work to make sure artists and record labels are represented positively to the general public. Also arrange press kits, campaigns, and more.
Salary: $24,000 to $82,000+
Alternate Titles: Marketer, Marketing Staffer
Job Description: Implements surveys to specific markets, briefs radio stations and trade magazines on record sales and more.
Salary: $28,000 to $55,000+
Alternate Titles: Market Analyst, Market Researcher
Job Description: Survey consumer methods of purchasing, while analyzing and formulating consumer purchasing strategies.
Salary: $24,000 to $49,000+
Alternate Titles: Regional Director of Sales, District Sales Manager
Job Description: Oversee album sales to wholesalers and retailers; implement sales campaigns and protocol, manage regional departments.
Salary: $42,000 to $96,000+
Alternate Titles: Sales Representative
Job Description: work to sell the label's albums and merchandise.
Salary: $32,000 to $52,000+
Alternate Titles: Merchandising Representative, Field Representative
Job Description: Distribute merchandise and promotions to retailers and wholesale departments.
Salary: $27,000 to $42,000+
Alternate Titles: Trainee
Job Description: Perform a wide range of tasks within the record company, learn through hands-on experience and get a foot in the door.
Salary: $0 to $3,000+ (College Credits are Offered in Lieu of Salary)
Alternate Titles: Student Representative, Label Representative, College Representative, Campus Rep
Job Description: Promote albums, merchandise, and events in and/or around the college campus.
Salary: $1,500 to $9,000+
Alternate Titles: Producer
Job Description: Create albums/tracks for artists, manage and direct albums, and oversee recording sessions.
Salary: $27,000 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: Mixer, Recording Assistant, Audio Engineer
Job Description: Manage sound boards and equipment during studio recording sessions.
Salary: $29,000 to $160,000+
Alternate Titles: Recording Assistant, Recording Studio Setup Worker
Job Description: Setup recording booth and electronics before a recording session begins; fix and replace equipment as necessary.
Salary: $19,000 to $28,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Transcribe musical elements from score to staff paper.
Salary: N/A
Alternate Titles: Website Administrator, Web Designer, Web Developer, Web Admin
Job Description: Design, develop, implement and maintain an internet presence for record label and artists.
Salary: $32,000 to $150,000+
Alternate Titles: Internet Marketing Director, Website Marketer, Internet Advertising Representative
Job Description: Establish a presence on the internet, market and promote the label and its artists, maintain and develop web campaigns, create partnerships on the web, maintain publicity and press.
Salary: $27,000 to $65,000+
Alternate Titles: Website Content Editor, Website Copywriter
Job Description: Produce content for the record label and artist's website, write articles and update site events.
Salary: $29,000 to $85,000+
Symphony, Orchestra, and Opera JOBS
Alternate Titles: Executive Director, Chief Administrator
Job Description: Handles the administrative duties of the orchestra.
Salary: $22,000 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: Assistant Manager, Operations Manager
Job Description: Assistant to Managing Director. Negotiates musical orchestra performer contracts.
Salary: $26,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: Management Official
Job Description: Oversees orchestra's financial affairs, prepares and distributes payroll.
Salary: $25,000 to $85,000+
Alternate Titles: Fundraising Director
Job Description: Coordinates annual activities and campaigns, and establishes relationships with donors.
Salary: $25,000 to $90,000+
Alternate Titles: P.R. Director, Director of Press Relations, Publicity Director
Job Description: Coordinates press and promotions of orchestra, may handle advertising.
Salary: $25,000 to $75,000+
Subscriptions and Ticket Service Director
Alternate Titles: Head of Subscriptions, Ticket Service Director.
Job Description: Obtains new subscribers for the orchestra, re-news subscribers, records ticket sales.
Salary: $24,000 to $49,000+
Director of Educational Activities
Alternate Titles: Education Director
Job Description: Coordinates programs for students, acclimates youth with classical music, helps secure a future in classical music.
Salary: $24,000 to $50,000+
Alternate Titles: Personnel Manager
Job Description: Distributes notices for career opportunities within the orchestra, screens applicants, maintains applications and potential candidates on file.
Salary: $26,000 to $65,000+
Alternate Titles: Librarian
Job Description: Catalogs and orders music for the orchestra, assists conductor by copying scores and sheet music.
Salary: $27,000 to $62,000+
Music Business Jobs
Alternate Titles: Artists Representative, Manager, Band Manager
Job Description: Represents musical acts, guides all aspects of artist's career.
Salary: 10% to 50% of Artists Total Earnings.
Alternate Titles: Booking Manager, Theatrical Agent, Booker, Agent, Booking Representative
Job Description: Schedules and books venues for Musical Talent to perform.
Salary: $20,000 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: Talent Promoter, Promoter
Job Description: Hosts musical artists at concerts, clubs, and events, coordinates venue details.
Salary: $0 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: None
Job Description: Publish music, negotiate royalties, screen songs, prints music, gain copyrights, disperse music.
Salary: $0 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: Song Plugger
Job Description: Inspires musical talents to record music written from outside sources
Salary: $25,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: Business Agent
Job Description: Manages the finances of musicians and entertainers.
Salary: $25,000 to $1,000,000+
Alternate Titles: Lawyer, Attorney
Job Description: Manages all legal matters for musicians. This includes contractual agreements, negotiating, advice, and counseling.
Salary: $60,000 to $1,000,000+
Music Industry Trade Association Executive Director
Alternate Titles: Association Executive, Trade Association Director
Job Description: Coordinates operations involving the trade association. Manages affairs of organization and budgeting.
Salary: $26,000 to $100,000+
Music Industry Touring Jobs
Alternate Titles: Tour Director
Job Description: Oversee and coordinate all tour elements and personnel.
Salary: $35,000 to $180,000+
Alternate Titles: Road Manager
Job Description: Deals with unexpected tour complications, Find solutions for sound and lighting component malfunctions.
Salary: $28,000 to $127,000+
Alternate Titles: Publicist
Job Description: Publicizes tour information to fans and press, handles promotions, press conferences.
Salary: $30,000 to $100,000+
Alternate Titles: Audio Technician, Sound Person, Sound Man/Woman
Job Description: Sets up and uses soundboard and other sound equipment during concerts or performances.
Salary: $27,000 to $65,000+
Alternate Titles: Advance Agent
Job Description: Arrives at venue hours or even days before the live show in order to coordinate tour aspects with the Tour Director and Tour Manager.
Salary: $25,000 to $48,000+
