Career Services: What Can I Do With A Major In Music?

Remember that most careers do not require that you have a specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based on an academic interest you might have.

Potential Careers:
Agent, Announcer Radio, Broadcast Technician, Business Manager, Choir Director, Composer, Conductor, Music Critic, Music Business Executive, Music Instrument Sales, Music Journalist, Music Leader Church, Music Librarian, Music Professor, Music Promoter, Music Sales, Music Teacher, Music Therapist, Music Video Producer, Musician, Personal Manager, Radio Broadcaster, Record Producer, Recording Studio Engineer, Retail Sales, Road Manager, Session Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Sound Engineer, Sound Mixer, Tour Coordinator, Voice Coach

Potential Employers:
Recording Studios, Record Labels, Music Publishers, Colleges and Universities, Schools, K-12, Retail Music Store, Retail Music Instrument Store, Religious Organizations, Radio Stations, Newspapers and Magazines, Television Stations, Symphony Orchestras, Music Theaters, Motion Picture Studios, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Self Employed
   

Links:
OOH Profile, Musicians/Singers
OOH Profile, Secondary Teacher
Music Business Career Resources
Music Careers
Music Journals
Music Schools Association
American Musicological Society
Music Therapy Association
American Federation of Musicians
Country Music Association
Gospel Music Association
Recording Arts Academy
Audio Recording Studios
Recording Industry Association
Nashville Songwriters
Entertainment Job listings
Music Industry Job listings
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