Career opportunities in the music industry

Recording and the record business

A & R coordinator

A & R administrator

Promotion manager

Promotion staffer

Director of publicity

Staff publicist

Artist relations and development representative

Marketing representative

Consumer researcher

Advertising account executive

Regional sales manager

Salesperson

Field merchandiser

Intern

Campus representative

Arranger

Record producer

Recording engineer

Recording studio set-up worker

Orchestrator

Copyist

Webmaster

Web site marketing manager

Web site content producer

Radio and television

Program director

Music director

Disc jockey

Video jockey

On the road

Tour coordinator

Road manager

Tour publicist

Sound technician

Advance person

Music retailing and wholesaling

Music shop manager

Music shop salesperson

Record store (or department) manager

Record store clerk

Instrument sales representative

Rack jobber

The business end of the industry

Personal manager

Booking agent

Concert promoter

Music publisher

Professional manager

Business manager

Attorney, Music Industry

Executive director, Music Industry Trade Association

Instrument repair, restoration, and design

Musical instrument builder / designer

Instrument repair and restoration specialist

Piano tuner-technician

Bow rehairer and restorer

Publicity and advertising

Public relations counselor

Public relations trainee

Publicist

Assistant publicist

Music journalist

Advertising account executive, music-oriented publication

Advertising account executive, music-oriented web site

Support services for recording artists

Recording artist web site content producer

Personal assistant to recording artist

Celebrity bodyguard

Symphonies, orchestras, operas, etc.

Conductor

Concertmaster / concertmistress

Section leader

Section member

Opera singer

Managing director

Orchestra manager

Business manager

Director of development

Director of public relations

Subscriptions and ticket service director

Director of educational activities

Personnel director

Orchestral music librarian

Arenas, facilities, halls, and clubs

Concert hall manager

Concert hall marketing director

Stage manager

Resident sound technician

Nightclub manager

Education

Music supervisor

College, conservatory, or university music educator

Secondary school music teacher

Elementary school music teacher

Private instrument teacher

Music therapist

Music librarian

Talent and writing

Recording group

Floor show group

Dance band

Session musician

Background vocalist

Songwriter

Church music

Choir director

Cantor

Organist

Appendixes : I. Degree and nondegree programs

Four-year colleges and universities offering majors related to the music industry

Two-year colleges offering degrees in Music Management

Colleges and universities that offer degrees in Arts Management and Administration

Colleges and universities that offer degrees in Music Therapy

Colleges and universities offering degrees in Music Education

Colleges and universities offering majors in Public Relations

II. Trade associations, unions, and other organizations

III. Record companies

IV. Record distributors

V. Booking agencies

VI. Music publishers

VII. Rights societies

Recording rights societies

Performing rights societies

VIII. Public relations and publicity firms

IX. Entertainment industry attorneys and law firms

X. Music-related websites

XI. Career and job web sites

XII. Workshops, seminars, conferences, and conventions.