Dancers

Dancers

NOC
53120

use their bodies to interpret feelings, ideas, moods, music and drama. They may perform alone or with others in a group or they may teach dance.

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3-Year Outlook

Undetermined
Undetermined

3-Year Job Openings

4
 

Median Hourly Wage

N/A

Average Salary

N/A

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

137
 
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Job details

Full NOC Description

Dancers are employed by ballet and dance companies, television and film productions and nightclubs and similar establishments. This unit group also includes dance teachers who are usually employed by dance academies and dance schools.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Dancers
  • Practise and rehearse dance routines under direction or instruction to achieve desired interpretation and presentation
  • Perform dances as soloists or as members of groups before live audiences or for film or television
  • Train and exercise to maintain the required levels of ability and fitness
  • May choreograph their own performances.
  • Dance teachers
  • Teach dance technique and artistic interpretation to amateur and professional individuals and groups
  • Teach the techniques, cultural origins and symbolic meanings of Aboriginal, ethnic and folkloric dances
  • Teach recreational dancing lessons such as ballroom dancing
  • Prepare dance students for specific auditions and performances.
  • Dancers may specialize in specific types of dance such as ballet, ballroom, folk, jazz or modern.

    • Also Known As

    • ballet dancer
    • ballet teacher
    • ballroom dancing teacher
    • dance instructor
    • dancer
    • folkloric dancer
    • interpretative dancer
    • tap dancer
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    Requirements

    Employment Requirements

    A university degree or college diploma in dance or Graduation from a private dance school or academy may be required.
  • Talent and ability, as demonstrated during an audition, are important hiring criteria.
  • Dance teachers usually require experience as dancers.
  • Membership in a guild or union related to the occupation or type of performance may be required.

    • Provincial Regulation

    Not Provincially Regulated

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    Employment by Sex

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    96.4%
    Female
    3.6%
    Male
    Employment by age

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    0.0%
    15-24
    0.0%
    25-34
    0.0%
    35-44
    0.0%
    45-54
    0.0%
    55-64
    0.0%
    65+
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    Employment by highest level of education

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    32.1%
    No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
    28.6%
    High School, Diploma or Equivalent
    0.0%
    Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
    14.3%
    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    25.0%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

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    82.1%
    Educational services
    10.7%
    Arts, entertainment and recreation
    N/A
    N/A
    7.1%
    All Other Industries
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    Employment by Economic Regions

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    17.90%
    Northeast
    42.90%
    Southeast
    17.90%
    Southwest
    21.40%
    Central
    N/A
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

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    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

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    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

    The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

    No Data Available
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    Salary

    The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

    New Brunswick

    N/A

    Newfoundland

    N/A

    Prince Edward Island

    N/A

    Nova Scotia

    N/A

    Canada

    $40,900
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    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 3-Year

    4
     

    New Jobs: 3-Year

    2
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

    3
     

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    19
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    10
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    10
     
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