6 of the Most Popular Types of Part Time Musician Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Part Time Musician Jobs

• Studio Musician

  Salary range: $27,000 - $61,000

  Studio musicians are musicians that perform with a band or solo artist in the studio, but they are not official members of the group. Your responsibilities may include performing at a specific gig or audio session, playing your instrument to help people complete their record, and improvising when necessary to complete or perform a song. Other duties include helping with the arrangement of a song, assisting musicians with studio and live rehearsals, filling in for other musicians when they are not available for a performance, helping the producer and sound engineer with mix-down and recording, and helping to set up musical equipment.

• Student Music

  Salary range: $30,500 - $38,500

  Student Music is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Student Music jobs pay between $30,500 (25th percentile) and $38,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Student Music job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Session Musician

  Salary range: $27,000 - $61,000

  Session Musician is a common job search query. Most salaries for Session Musician jobs pay between $27,000 (25th percentile) and $61,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Session Musician job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Music

  Salary range: $40,000 - $64,000

  Music is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Music jobs pay between $40,000 (25th percentile) and $64,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Music job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Music Performance

  Salary range: $44,000 - $61,500

  Music Performance is a common job search query. Most salaries for Music Performance jobs pay between $44,000 (25th percentile) and $61,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Music Performance job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Musician

  Salary range: $27,000 - $61,000

  A musician a skilled professional who uses their musical interests and talents to play an instrument, write music, or record music. Being a musician is often a lifelong pursuit that begins in youth. Some musicians learn to play multiple instruments over the course of their lives.