Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
27-2031 Dancers
Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.
National estimates for Dancers
Industry profile for Dancers
Geographic profile for Dancers
National estimates for Dancers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dancers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 7,370 |
8.0 % |
$ 25.08 |
(4) |
3.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dancers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.68 |
$ 13.77 |
$ 18.58 |
$ 29.21 |
$ 48.76 |
(4)
Industry profile for Dancers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dancers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Dancers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dancers:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dancers:
Top paying industries for Dancers:
Geographic profile for Dancers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dancers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Dancers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Dancers:
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dancers:
Top paying states for Dancers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dancers:
| 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 |
1,360 |
0.15 |
2.90 |
$ 29.81 |
(4) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
710 |
0.30 |
5.74 |
$ 22.22 |
(4) |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
310 |
0.34 |
6.44 |
$ 50.84 |
(4) |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
230 |
0.16 |
3.04 |
$ 17.26 |
(4) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
190 |
0.04 |
0.82 |
$ 20.14 |
(4) |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
160 |
0.13 |
2.51 |
$ 22.16 |
(4) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
120 |
0.11 |
2.16 |
$ 24.56 |
(4) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
110 |
0.02 |
0.36 |
$ 20.34 |
(4) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
90 |
0.05 |
0.90 |
$ 31.00 |
(4) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
90 |
0.03 |
0.56 |
$ 26.99 |
(4) |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dancers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
50 |
0.70 |
13.14 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
310 |
0.34 |
6.44 |
$ 50.84 |
(4) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
710 |
0.30 |
5.74 |
$ 22.22 |
(4) |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
230 |
0.16 |
3.04 |
$ 17.26 |
(4) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,360 |
0.15 |
2.90 |
$ 29.81 |
(4) |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
90 |
0.14 |
2.71 |
$ 16.77 |
(4) |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
160 |
0.13 |
2.51 |
$ 22.16 |
(4) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
120 |
0.11 |
2.16 |
$ 24.56 |
(4) |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
70 |
0.09 |
1.78 |
$ 23.20 |
(4) |
| Richmond, VA |
30 |
0.05 |
0.92 |
$ 24.28 |
(4) |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Dancers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
310 |
0.34 |
6.44 |
$ 50.84 |
(4) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
90 |
0.05 |
0.90 |
$ 31.00 |
(4) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,360 |
0.15 |
2.90 |
$ 29.81 |
(4) |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
90 |
0.03 |
0.56 |
$ 26.99 |
(4) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
120 |
0.11 |
2.16 |
$ 24.56 |
(4) |
| Richmond, VA |
30 |
0.05 |
0.92 |
$ 24.28 |
(4) |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
70 |
0.09 |
1.78 |
$ 23.20 |
(4) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
710 |
0.30 |
5.74 |
$ 22.22 |
(4) |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
160 |
0.13 |
2.51 |
$ 22.16 |
(4) |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 21.64 |
(4) |
About May 2020 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.
(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries
depending on how they are typically paid.
(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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
