10 of the Most Popular Types of Dancer Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Dancer Jobs

• Dance Competition

  Salary range: $36,000 - $62,000

  Dance competition jobs focus on the production and marketing of dance competitions. Your duties and responsibilities as a dance competition worker depend on the area of production in which you work. A dance coach prepares dancers for the contest. A dance school or team may also have a manager and assistant coaches. Competition judges are dance experts who judge the performances during a competition. Sales reps and marketing team members try to recruit dancers to compete and to attract an audience. Producers work to organize the contest and production crew members prepare the venue and direct dancers during the event.

• Dance Choreographer

  Salary range: $36,000 - $36,000

  As a dance choreographer, you sync body movements with the tune of a song to create an artistic performance. In this role, you may provide instruction to other dancers, practice the dance in a studio, discuss performance objectives with a director, select elements like lightning and makeup for the performance, and ensure it is possible for performers to incorporate each movement of the dance into their routine. Choreographers often help promote a signature style for their company. Dance choreographers should not be confused with dance instructors—while they perform many of the same tasks, choreographers focus on creating dances and teaching others how to perform them while instructors focus on teaching dance techniques.

• Contemporary Dance

  Salary range: $30,000 - $42,000

  Contemporary Dance is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Contemporary Dance jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $42,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Contemporary Dance job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Online Dance

  Salary range: $36,000 - $62,000

  Online Dance is a typical job search query Most salaries for Online Dance jobs pay between $36,000 (25th percentile) and $62,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Online Dance job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Online Dance Teacher

  Salary range: $36,000 - $62,000

  Online Dance Teacher is a typical job search query Most salaries for Online Dance Teacher jobs pay between $36,000 (25th percentile) and $62,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Online Dance Teacher job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Dancer Choreographer

  Salary range: $36,000 - $36,000

  Dancer Choreographer is a common job search query. Most salaries for Dancer Choreographer jobs pay between $36,000 (25th percentile) and $36,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Dancer Choreographer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Online Dancer

  Salary range: $25,000 - $43,500

  Online Dancer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Online Dancer jobs pay between $25,000 (25th percentile) and $43,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Online Dancer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Hip Hop Dance

  Salary range: $34,500 - $43,000

  Hip Hop Dance is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Hip Hop Dance jobs pay between $34,500 (25th percentile) and $43,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Hip Hop Dance job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Dance Competition Manager

  Salary range: $44,000 - $69,000

  Dance Competition Manager is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Dance Competition Manager jobs pay between $44,000 (25th percentile) and $69,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Dance Competition Manager job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Tap Dancer

  Salary range: $30,000 - $42,000

  Tap Dancer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Tap Dancer jobs pay between $30,000 (25th percentile) and $42,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Tap Dancer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.