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Also called dance choreographer, musical choreographer, opera choreographer and teaching choreographer.

$55,310
Median pay a year
2,860
People do this work
6
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  • Choreographing dances
  • Studying scripts
  • Monitoring current trends
  • Evaluating athlete skills
  • Determining presentation content
  • Developing design concepts
  • Practicing athletic skills
  • Managing artistic operations
  • Auditioning or interviewing performers

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Choreographer

Summary

Choreographer creating new dance routines and staging presentations, directing rehearsals and teaching techniques to dancers while advising on movement and rhythm

Experience

Choreographer

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Directed rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and techniques to achieve desired effects
  • Advised dancers on proper standing and movement, teaching correct techniques to help prevent injuries
  • Taught students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement
  • Recorded dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of choreography patterns
  • Designed dances for individual dancers, dance companies, and various entertainment productions
  • Auditioned performers for one or more dance parts to ensure suitable casting
  • Restaged traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations

Skills

Checking & Planning
Choreographing dances, Evaluating athlete skills, Determining presentation content
Core Skills
Studying scripts, Monitoring current trends, Developing design concepts, Practicing athletic skills, Managing artistic operations, Auditioning or interviewing performers

Education

  • Certificate
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  • Directed rehearsals, instructing dancers on choreography and proper techniques to enhance performance quality
  • Advised dancers on rhythm and interpretive movement, fostering their artistic expression and technical skills

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Add how many rehearsals you directed each week

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Directed several rehearsals each week, instructing dancers on choreography and techniques to enhance performance quality

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Several each weekA few every rehearsal periodMost rehearsals for the season

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Show what improved in their performances after your advice

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Advised dancers on rhythm and interpretive movement, fostering their artistic expression and technical skills

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Their movements became more fluid and expressiveThey performed with better timing and precision

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The work itself

What a Choreographer does

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Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

What it pays

How much does a Choreographer make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$41,600
Median$55,310
75th percentile$75,710

About 2,860 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AL$37,190$38,990$44,300
CA$51,020$75,000$101,740
FL$34,010$36,670$55,620
IL$31,200$34,560$35,890
IN$44,840$44,840$47,440
LA$47,030$51,170$60,680
MD$68,390$69,140$70,360
MN$41,600$74,810$87,360
NE$48,450$49,490$72,190
NY$75,310$173,100$216,750
OH$58,080$66,910$67,320
SD$32,940$40,320$49,710
TX$36,810$46,460$59,500
UT$28,200$33,640$66,340

Other names

Other names for this job

dance choreographer, musical choreographer, opera choreographer, teaching choreographer, ballet director, choreography director, dance director, dance instructor, dance maker, dance master, dancing master.

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  • Choreographer

    Already yours: Choreographing dances, Studying scripts, Determining presentation content

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    Median pay$55,310 a year

    What you have not done yet. Monitoring current trends, Evaluating athlete skills, Developing design concepts

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  • Editor

    Already yours: Determining presentation content, Managing artistic operations

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    Median pay$77,920 a year

    What you have not done yet. Editing written materials, Designing print publication layouts, Discussing production progress

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Choreographer

  • Choreographing dances
  • Studying scripts
  • Determining presentation content
  • Managing artistic operations

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This page is about the occupation Choreographers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.