Actors job outlookprojected pay in 10 years — · outlook score 48/100 · BLS employment projections
Median annual pay
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National statistics
Top pay (est.)
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Top 10% —
Pay in 5 years
—est.
2031
Pay in 10 years
—est.
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Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
29%
Low
Job growth (10 yr)
+0.0%
6,300 openings / yr
Projected pay for Actors (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
No projection yet because pay statistics are missing.
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Actors
48/100
★★☆☆☆
Average · ranked #540 of all U.S. occupations
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Labor demand for Actors
Employment
55K
BLS OEWS
Projected employment
68K
2025–35
Projected change
+0.0%
ranked #582 for growth
Annual openings
6,300
growth + replacement needs
Demand score
Average
47/100
Typical entry education
Some college, no degree
Work experience
None
in a related occupation
On-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35; O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.