Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
27-2032 Choreographers
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.
National estimates for Choreographers
Industry profile for Choreographers
Geographic profile for Choreographers
National estimates for Choreographers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Choreographers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 3,990 |
12.0 % |
$ 23.86 |
$ 49,630 |
6.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Choreographers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.65 |
$ 14.33 |
$ 20.53 |
$ 29.69 |
$ 37.52 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 22,150 |
$ 29,800 |
$ 42,700 |
$ 61,750 |
$ 78,030 |
Industry profile for Choreographers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Choreographers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Choreographers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Choreographers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
2,880 |
0.72 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 45,340 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
500 |
0.72 |
$ 28.55 |
$ 59,390 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
130 |
0.00 |
$ 19.06 |
$ 39,650 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
70 |
0.09 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 46,630 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
50 |
0.00 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,430 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Choreographers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
2,880 |
0.72 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 45,340 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
500 |
0.72 |
$ 28.55 |
$ 59,390 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
70 |
0.09 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 46,630 |
| Spectator Sports |
30 |
0.03 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,620 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
50 |
0.00 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,430 |
Top paying industries for Choreographers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Performing Arts Companies |
500 |
0.72 |
$ 28.55 |
$ 59,390 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
50 |
(7) |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,430 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
70 |
0.09 |
$ 22.42 |
$ 46,630 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
2,880 |
0.72 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 45,340 |
| Spectator Sports |
30 |
0.03 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,620 |
Geographic profile for Choreographers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Choreographers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Choreographers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Choreographers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
830 |
0.07 |
2.39 |
$ 24.47 |
$ 50,900 |
| South Dakota |
270 |
0.65 |
23.00 |
$ 18.91 |
$ 39,320 |
| Ohio |
270 |
0.05 |
1.81 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,070 |
| Louisiana |
240 |
0.14 |
4.79 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,610 |
| California |
200 |
0.01 |
0.43 |
$ 33.21 |
$ 69,080 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Choreographers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
270 |
0.65 |
23.00 |
$ 18.91 |
$ 39,320 |
| Louisiana |
240 |
0.14 |
4.79 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,610 |
| Mississippi |
110 |
0.10 |
3.59 |
$ 14.69 |
$ 30,550 |
| South Carolina |
180 |
0.09 |
3.06 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 52,010 |
| Texas |
830 |
0.07 |
2.39 |
$ 24.47 |
$ 50,900 |
Top paying states for Choreographers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Choreographers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
230 |
0.08 |
2.83 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,690 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
110 |
0.74 |
25.97 |
$ 19.22 |
$ 39,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
100 |
0.04 |
1.26 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,240 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
90 |
0.09 |
3.09 |
$ 24.10 |
$ 50,120 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
80 |
0.04 |
1.47 |
$ 28.12 |
$ 58,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
70 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
$ 30.41 |
$ 63,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
60 |
0.03 |
0.95 |
$ 38.35 |
$ 79,760 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
60 |
0.06 |
2.02 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
| Lafayette, LA |
50 |
0.29 |
10.09 |
$ 16.25 |
$ 33,800 |
| Columbia, SC |
50 |
0.15 |
5.15 |
$ 25.25 |
$ 52,530 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Choreographers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
110 |
0.74 |
25.97 |
$ 19.22 |
$ 39,980 |
| Iowa City, IA |
30 |
0.37 |
12.91 |
$ 19.42 |
$ 40,400 |
| Lafayette, LA |
50 |
0.29 |
10.09 |
$ 16.25 |
$ 33,800 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
30 |
0.22 |
7.92 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,800 |
| Columbia, SC |
50 |
0.15 |
5.15 |
$ 25.25 |
$ 52,530 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
90 |
0.09 |
3.09 |
$ 24.10 |
$ 50,120 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
230 |
0.08 |
2.83 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,690 |
| Richmond, VA |
40 |
0.07 |
2.43 |
$ 28.23 |
$ 58,720 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
60 |
0.06 |
2.02 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
80 |
0.04 |
1.47 |
$ 28.12 |
$ 58,490 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Choreographers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 45.63 |
$ 94,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
60 |
0.03 |
0.95 |
$ 38.35 |
$ 79,760 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
70 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
$ 30.41 |
$ 63,250 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
40 |
0.03 |
1.20 |
$ 28.59 |
$ 59,460 |
| Richmond, VA |
40 |
0.07 |
2.43 |
$ 28.23 |
$ 58,720 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
80 |
0.04 |
1.47 |
$ 28.12 |
$ 58,490 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.55 |
$ 55,230 |
| Columbia, SC |
50 |
0.15 |
5.15 |
$ 25.25 |
$ 52,530 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
230 |
0.08 |
2.83 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,690 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
90 |
0.09 |
3.09 |
$ 24.10 |
$ 50,120 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Choreographers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Choreographers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Choreographers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
