Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskDancers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
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Employment 2024
12.3K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.5%
Openings (2024–34)
1.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of dancers and choreographers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment. AI use: 0%
- 2. Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. AI use: 0%
- 3. Study and practice dance moves required in roles. AI use: 0%
- 4. Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies. AI use: 0%
- 5. Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly. AI use: 0%
- 6. Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
Source coverage
9/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Dancers and choreographers use dance performances to express ideas and stories.
Some dancers work in performing arts companies, or are self-employed. Choreographers may work in dance schools, and others may work as self-employed choreographers.
Education and training requirements vary with the type of dancer; however, all dancers need many years of formal training. Nearly all choreographers began their careers as dancers.
The median hourly wage for choreographers was $26.73 in May 2024.
Overall employment of dancers and choreographers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.