Movement Director
Impact: Creative and Artistic
Choreographs and guides physical performance for actors, dancers, and performers in theatre, film, and live events, emphasizing character physicality, stage presence, and storytelling through movement.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- Variable
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $65,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $90,000
- Growth by 2033
- Moderate
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Choreography
- Movement Analysis
- Directing
- Stagecraft
- Anatomy
Soft skills
- Creativity
- Communication
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Assistant Movement Director
- Movement Director
- Lead Movement Director / Choreographer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate