Salary
$70,000
Job Growth
3/5
Competition
Extreme
Education
Certificate
Overview: What does a Hollywood Stunt Person do?
Stunt professionals are highly skilled performers of difficult or dangerous scenes in movies and on television. The work is physically and emotionally demanding and requires careful planning, practice and execution to ensure the safety of the performer. No formal education is required although most stunt players start by attending a stunt school to learn the basics of falling, wire-work, stunt driving and safety, among other skills. To work in the film industries, stunt performers must be a member of the Screen Actors Guild or another accepted union.
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Advancement Opportunities: 230% of Average This calculation shows your opportunity for increases in earnings over time. It shows the relative strength of different careers as compared to each other |
Average Starting Median income: $70,000 |
Return on Educational Investment: 106% of Average Shows the relative return on investment of an education beyond high school. The calculation uses potential earning levels over time adjusted for the cost and the time of additional education. |
Job Growth: 3/5 |
Benefits: Yes |
All scores range from 1-100. Higher scores are better with the exception of stress. |
Bragging rights: 88/100 Based on prestige and social approval, fame and public recognition, high income, highly educated, clean versus “dirty” industry, and level of people you deal with. |
Interesting Job: 95/100 Based on exciting subject or environment, variety of activities, fun interaction with people, creating versus completing, and learning interesting things. |
Personal Freedom: 40/100 Based on controlling your work, not closely managed, choosing your assignments, tolerable rules and regulations, creative freedom, and setting your own hours. |
Stress: 60/100 Based on Intense responsibility (life/death), continuous rejection, dealing with people’s problems, lack of control, quota or sales pressure, and work volume/time pressure. |
Years to make $1,000,000 - 20 Years |
Years to make $2,000,000 - 28 Years |
Years to make $3,000,000 - 36 Years |