SO YOU WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN

If you’ve ever envied the life of a professional musician you may be interested to know that the majority of musicians – like actors and actresses – must hold other jobs in order to survive.  40% are self-employed.  The rest work regularly for someone else.  The majority of those who follow this path earn between $10.81 and $36.55 an hour.  However, 10% of all musicians basically earn minimum wage.  Musicians in the top 10% of moneymakers do quite well, earning roughly $57.37 an hour.  Of course, the superstars of music can earn just about anything.

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March 8th, 2010 | Tags: Careers | Category: Daily Blog