Choreographers salary in Boston, Massachusetts

Salary distribution

Where Boston choreographers fall on the wage curve.

Typical entry

• Education

  High school diploma

• Experience

  5 years or more

• On-the-job training

  None

Top skills (O*NET)

• Fine Arts

  Knowledge

  4.7 / 5

• Gross Body Coordination

  Ability

  4.4 / 5

• Oral Comprehension

  Ability

  4.1 / 5

• Instructing

  Technical

  4.1 / 5

• Active Listening

  Basic skill

  4.0 / 5

• Fluency of Ideas

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

• Speaking

  Basic skill

  4.0 / 5

• Oral Expression

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

Common tasks (O*NET)

1. 01

   Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.

2. 02

   Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.

3. 03

   Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.

4. 04

   Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.

5. 05

   Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions, and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals.

6. 06

   Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.

7. 07

   Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.

8. 08

   Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.